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Pollution
Landfills
Ocean
Health
Environment
100

A view of the world that sees human use as more important than anything

What is anthropocentric or anthropocentrism?

100
A landfill is a man made hole used to store waste.
What is a landfill?
100
Litering, garbage dumping, sewage and factory waste disposal, toxic pesticides.
Name 3 ways that waste pollutes the oceans?
100
Yes, disposing of waste in the wrong way can affect our air and water systems, leading to diseases and sicknesses spreading.
Can waste disposal affect peoples health drastically?
100
landfills harm our soil by leaking through the bottoms.
How does waste disposal effect our soil?
200

The release of substances into the environment that degrade air land, or water

What is pollution?

200
it can take up to 5 months - 1 million years
How long does it take for waste to decompose in a landfill?
200
NOOOOOO!!!! Trick question.
Can some animals adapt to the waste disposal and benefit from it?
200
Air, water.
What types of pollutants are produced by waste disposal that hurt our health?
200
clean up our streets, parks, and hiking parks.
What can we do to prevent waste in our environment?
300

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

What are the 3 R's?

300
Styrofoam cups, orange & banana peels, socks, leather shoes, paper, plastic bag, glass bottle, milk cartons.
Name 3 kinds of waste that can be disposed of in a landfill
300
Not allowing factories to dispose their garbage in the ocean, no littering, no toxins.
What is 1 way we can prevent waste from polluting our oceans?
300
Yes! Even tho waste disposal gives off toxins and other pollutants it is better then living with garbage.
Is waste disposal a better option then just leaving waste for our health?
300
littering, landfills.
What is the most common act of waste disposal that destroys our environment?
400

North America and Australia.

Which continents have been the most successful with the reduction of pollution from waste disposal?

400
The landfills keep our streets clean. Without them we would have our streets flooded with garbage. The negative effects of a landfill would be the pollution and space needed.
How are landfills affecting the people living in the areas? is it a positive or negative effect?
400
70% sinks to the bottom, 15% floats on surface, 15% gets washed up on shore.
Where does all the waste in the ocean end up?
500
Air, water, human, environment.
What types of pollution are produced by waste and waste disposal?
500
We need to only put the actual garbage into our bins and recycle a lot more.
How can we prevent the large amount of waste being put into landfills?
500
plastic is everlasting, plastic bag will take 10-20 years, bottle lasts up to 450 years
How long does waste exist in the oceans?