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Understanding Waste Impact

Waste Warriors environmental protection

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Waste Types

1. What is waste? Write your definition:
2. Which of these are types of waste? (Tick all that apply)

Plastic bottles

Food scraps

Old mobile phones

Fresh fruit

Paper and cardboard

Clean water

3. Circle the type of waste that takes the LONGEST to break down naturally:

Apple core (organic waste)

Plastic bag

Newspaper

Banana peel

4. Fill in the blanks about waste in New Zealand:

Every year, New Zealanders throw away about _________ million tonnes of waste. Much of this waste ends up in _________ or pollutes our _________.

🐢 Part 2: Environmental Impact

5. How does plastic waste harm sea animals? Choose the best answer:

Animals can eat plastic thinking it's food

Plastic helps animals swim faster

Animals use plastic to build homes

Plastic makes the water warmer

6. Explain ONE way that waste affects our environment. Use examples:
7. Match each type of waste to its environmental impact:
Electronic waste (e-waste)
Food waste in landfills
Plastic in oceans
Chemical waste
Harms sea life and birds
Pollutes soil and water
Creates methane gas
Contains toxic metals

💪 Part 3: Being Waste Warriors

8. List THREE actions you can take at school to reduce waste:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

9. Our school values are: Taking responsibility, Achieving excellence, Having respect, In it together. Choose ONE value and explain how it connects to reducing waste:

Value chosen: _________________________

10. Design a simple poster message to encourage others to reduce waste. Write your slogan and draw your design:

Slogan: _________________________________

11. Reflection: What is one thing you learned today that surprised you about waste?

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