Check the meaning of the words in blue in the eco-intellect fact file.
Check your eco - intellect!
The earth provides everything we need, but how much do you think about it? Develop your eco - intellect by learning how your actions can affect the world we live in.
A. The UK produces more than 1 _________ million tonnes of rubbish 2 _________. On average, each person in the UK throws away their own weight in rubbish every seven 3 _________.
B. Plastic bags damage the environment and kill marine animals. They pollute our towns and cities. We use each plastic bag for an average of only twelve 4 _________.
C. Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to power a television for three 5_________. It takes six weeks to recycle your old drink can into parts of a plane, a car or a now can!
D. We must protect our world. We’re running out of natural resources and destroying rainforests. Twenty - four trees make one tonne of newspaper saves 6 _______ trees.
E. In some parts of the world, people can’t afford to buy food. In other parts, people buy more than they need. A typical UK family wastes approximately 7 _________ of food every year.
F. Having a shower instead of a bath reduces the amount of water we waste. A toilet made before 8 _________ uses 60% more water than toilets made since then.
Check the meaning of the words in blue in the eco-intellect fact file.
Check your eco - intellect!
The earth provides everything we need, but how much do you think about it? Develop your eco - intellect by learning how your actions can affect the world we live in.
A. The UK produces more than 1 _100________ million tonnes of rubbish 2 ____every year_____. On average, each person in the UK throws away their own weight in rubbish every seven 3 ___weeks______.
B. Plastic bags damage the environment and kill marine animals. They pollute our towns and cities. We use each plastic bag for an average of only twelve 4 _____minutes____.
C. Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to power a television for three 5____hours_____. It takes six weeks to recycle your old drink can into parts of a plane, a car or a now can!
D. We must protect our world. We’re running out of natural resources and destroying rainforests. Twenty - four trees make one tonne of newspaper saves 6 ___seventeen____ trees.
E. In some parts of the world, people can’t afford to buy food. In other parts, people buy more than they need. A typical UK family wastes approximately 7 _____£700____ of food every year.
F. Having a shower instead of a bath reduces the amount of water we waste. A toilet made before 8 ____1993_____ uses 60% more water than toilets made since then.