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Litter can cause a whole range of problems for
everyone in the community. Litter discarded in
streets and parks can travel through the storm water
system to our bays and oceans, where it can cause
harm to wildlife.
-Litter costs money. Removing litter from the environment
costs everyone money.
-Litter is a threat to public health. Litter attracts
vermin and is a breeding ground for bacteria. Items
such as broken glass and syringes can be a health
hazard in public places.
-Litter can be a fire hazard. Accumulated litter and
carelessly discarded cigarette butts are potential fire
hazards.
-Litter looks bad. Litter negatively affects the image
of places, especially tourist locations.
-Litter attracts litter. Litter sends out a message that
people do not care for the environment and that it is
acceptable to litter.
-Litter can harm or kill wildlife. Plastic litter can
choke or suffocate birds and marine life. Carelessly
discarded containers can trap small mammals.
-Litter harms our waterways. Organic matter, such
as dog poo, leaves and grass clippings, pollutes our
waterways.
2,what do you think we should do to stop people from littering?
There are a number of simple ways to help prevent
littering.
Use garbage cans properly if provided. Make sure
your waste goes in the garbage can, not beside it.
Take your litter home when visiting parks and gardens.
Wind and animals scavenging in garbage cans
can often lead to littering in our parks.
Pick up garbage, do not flush it away. Sweep
paved areas and pick up all the garbage, rather than
hosing it down into gutters and drains. All the
garbage in gutters works its way into the water.
Pack a garbage free lunch with reusable plastic
containers and water bottles rather than bags and
drink boxes.
Never sweep grass, leaves or any other waste into
gutters as they degrade to form a rich nutrient
source for algal blooms. Never hose paths as it will
only wash your waste into the drainage system.
Wash cars on the grass, never on the road or hard
paths where it will wash detergents into the
drainage system.
Always dispose of unwanted chemicals responsibly,
never pour them into gutters or drains. Gas,
paints, thinners, pharmaceutical drugs, and garden
pesticides and herbicides are poisonous to wildlife.
Your local government can advise you of the best
way to dispose of these.
Prevent oil from leaking from your car as it could
end up in the river or sea.
Use a reusable cloth bag when you are shopping,
or choose cardboard boxes instead of plastic bags
whenever possible. Reuse plastic bags by taking
them back to the store, where they will be recycled
into items such as flower pots.
Use washing detergents which contain no phosphates,
to prevent excessive amounts of these entering
the drainage system. Also avoid excessive use
of chemical fertilisers as runoff from these into the
waterways cause algal blooms.
Never pour waste fats and oils down the sink, but
rather throw them out with other household
garbage.
Always take a pick-up-bag when walking your
dog. Don't leave its droppings in the gutter or on
the footpath as they will wash into the drainage system
and contaminate the water.
Always place waste in the most appropriate place.
If there are no garbage cans, take it home with you.
Don't bury it in the ground or sand, as it will soon
be uncovered by animals, or peoples' feet. It is best
to reuse and recycle, never litter.
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1,what effects does littering have on the enviroment?
litter can cause a whole range of problems for
everyone in the community. litter discarded in
streets and parks can travel through the storm water
system to our bays and oceans, where it can cause
harm to wildlife.
-litter costs money. removing litter from the environment
costs everyone money.
-litter is a threat to public health. litter attracts
vermin and is a breeding ground for bacteria. items
such as broken glass and syringes can be a health
hazard in public places.
-litter can be a fire hazard. accumulated litter and
carelessly discarded cigarette butts are potential fire
hazards.
-litter looks bad. litter negatively affects the image
of places, especially tourist locations.
-litter attracts litter. litter sends out a message that
people do not care for the environment and that it is
acceptable to litter.
-litter can harm or kill wildlife. plastic litter can
choke or suffocate birds and marine life. carelessly
discarded containers can trap small mammals.
-litter harms our waterways. organic matter, such
as dog poo, leaves and grass clippings, pollutes our
waterways.
2,what do you think we should do to stop people from littering?
there are a number of simple ways to help prevent
littering.
use garbage cans properly if provided. make sure
your waste goes in the garbage can, not beside it.
take your litter home when visiting parks and gardens.
wind and animals scavenging in garbage cans
can often lead to littering in our parks.
pick up garbage, do not flush it away. sweep
paved areas and pick up all the garbage, rather than
hosing it down into gutters and drains. all the
garbage in gutters works its way into the water.
pack a garbage free lunch with reusable plastic
containers and water bottles rather than bags and
drink boxes.
never sweep grass, leaves or any other waste into
gutters as they degrade to form a rich nutrient
source for algal blooms. never hose paths as it will
only wash your waste into the drainage system.
wash cars on the grass, never on the road or hard
paths where it will wash detergents into the
drainage system.
always dispose of unwanted chemicals responsibly,
never pour them into gutters or drains. gas,
paints, thinners, pharmaceutical drugs, and garden
pesticides and herbicides are poisonous to wildlife.
your local government can advise you of the best
way to dispose of these.
prevent oil from leaking from your car as it could
end up in the river or sea.
use a reusable cloth bag when you are shopping,
or choose cardboard boxes instead of plastic bags
whenever possible. reuse plastic bags by taking
them back to the store, where they will be recycled
into items such as flower pots.
use washing detergents which contain no phosphates,
to prevent excessive amounts of these entering
the drainage system. also avoid excessive use
of chemical fertilisers as runoff from these into the
waterways cause algal blooms.
never pour waste fats and oils down the sink, but
rather throw them out with other household
garbage.
always take a pick-up-bag when walking your
dog. don't leave its droppings in the gutter or on
the footpath as they will wash into the drainage system
and contaminate the water.
always place waste in the most appropriate place.
if there are no garbage cans, take it home with you.
don't bury it in the ground or sand, as it will soon
be uncovered by animals, or peoples' feet. it is best
to reuse and recycle,
Waste management is a big problem for Australia. Australian population continues to grow and we need to use more and more resources and creating more waste. Wastes are substances that have no further use and, if disposed of in land, water or air, can harm humans or the environment. If we don’t do something for the amount of waste that is produced there is a risk that we may run out of room in landfills or even run out of resources, and I conducted the surveys from my friends and neighbours to check how many rubbish we need to waste and what is that.
I conducted 20 surveys, asking them about type and amount of waste that they generate each week. The results showed that about 35% of people have 2 bags of rubbish per day. And about 25% of people have 1 and 3 bags of rubbish per day. The rest of them have 8+ bags per week. Do you know how large of the number for the rubbish? If an average weight of 2 kg per bag, that’s mean we got about 116+kg per week for 20 household. If we have 23 million people in Australia, that’s mean we need to waste about 113.4 million rubbishes per week. That’s a really huge number. And then I want to tell them about which strategies they need to be using to make a positive impact on waste management. If we still waste that lot, may be one day all the landfill are full and we have to found a new place to set the rubbish, and at that time we will be really regret.
The survey result also showed that there were a number of different types of waste thrown out in each household. Just like I think before, most of them are food waste (29%), and the following are plastic (21%), garden waste (18%), paper product (15%), glass (10%), miscellaneous (5%) and the last one is aluminium (2%). As you see food waste still pretty much, but we can’t do anything to that, right? Therefore we need to improve our waste management by recycling the paper product, glass and aluminium rather putting them in the garbage. That will be helpful for reduce landfill and save resources. May be that just a really small number for the rubbishes waste, but that will make landfill have a lot space to put other rubbish.
In the survey, people were asked to rank which strategies they would be prepared to use to help better manage waste. Most people said use products that can be reused or recycled is the first one, the next highest rank is choose to buy goods that have less packaging and join an environmental group, establish a worm farm to reduce food waste and put rubbish in a bin, not on the ground. The least popular choice is Volunteer to help on ‘clean up Australia day’. These choices show u, people want to do something more easily to do and don’t need too much time to spend to do.
I think Australian people need to do one thing good and that does will be fine, just need to improve our own waste management by recycling the paper, glass and aluminium. If Australian government will check all the time and wanning people, that will be more easily. Thank for reading.
