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What is an example of something that is sustainable?
Bringing reusable bags, turning off the lights in your house, eating locally, etc.
What does disposable mean?
You can throw it away.
What is the danger of not using disposable chopsticks?
Commerical forests cannot be managed properly, leading to landslides.
What problem are we trying to solve?
The problem of plastic waste.
The Japanese Government thinks we should achieve the ability to not buy plastic bags.
False
Why are we doing sustainable things?
To protect the environment.
If you bring your own chopsticks when you eat out, what is the positive effect?
You reduce the cuttin go of trees overseas.
What part of the tree are the roots?
The part that grows under the ground.
Why are reusable bags bad for the environment?
They used polypropylene which uses more oil.
What are two products we discussed in Lesson 17?
Disposable chopsticks, reusable bags, plastic bags.
No.
How do we keep forests healthy?
Cutting thing and bent trees in forests.
In April 2020 did you have to pay for a plastic check out bag in Japan?
No.
Buying a reusable bag when you already have vraious bags at home, or if you buy one and do not continue to use it.
What causes landslides?
Tree roots not growing healthily.
What is another word in English for necessary?
Essential, needed, effective, important, vital
How is the money made from selling disposable chopsticks used?
It is used to manage forests.
Why are plastic bags bad for the environment?
They are used only once/They are made from plastic.
What are "these actions"
Not buying plastic bags, using reusable bags we already have.
Is the use of oil, good or bad for the environment?
Bad.
Who is we?
Us, the author and the reader.
No, only 5% are.
Who are people?
People of society, the general public
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How did we think about environmental problems more deeply in Paragraph 6?
We thought about how we should not just buy new reusable bags, we should use the bags we already have.
Is littering bad for the environment?
Yes.