Waste and climate change
Waste and climate change
Less is more In this workshop, participants look at the subject of waste and compare the different decomposition times of individual materials. They discuss how waste can be avoided and important things to consider when waste is recycled. They are sensitised to the connection between waste and climate protection, and they learn how waste affects the environment.
3 Waste and climate change
Time required Approx. 30 minutes
Method
Interactive game
Materials
One set of cards depicting waste and time cards per team • Paper tissue: approx. 3 months • Apple core: 2 weeks • Orange peel: up to 2 years • Newspaper: 1-3 years • Cigarette: 1-5 years
• Chewing gum: 5 years • Tin can: 10-100 years • Crisp packet: 80 years • Plastic bottle: 500 years • Glass bottle: up to 1 million years 1
Preparation
A set of picture and time cards is laid out for each team.
Opening
The workshop leader can introduce the game with the following questions. Differences between regions or countries are a particularly interesting part of the discussion. → Is waste separated in your city / region (e.g. glass, paper, metal, food waste)?
→ Are people cooperative and do they separate their waste? → Do you try to avoid waste? If so, what examples can you give? The participants can then discuss the negative effects of waste.
1 https://umweltschutz.online/folgen-von-muell/verrottungsdauer/ [last accessed on 12 December 2022] (in German)
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