Zero

BIOL 214
PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY Waste
Living
Because everything starts with YOU :)
 What
is
WASTE?
 The world dumps
a massive 2.12
Did you
know? billion tons of
waste every year.
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD COUNTS
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gnibrutsiD 50% OF PLASTICS ARE
USED ONLY ONCE
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IT'S EXPENSIVE TO
MANUFACTURE PLASTIC.

MOST PLASTIC ITEMS TAKE

450 YEARS TO BIODEGRADE.
 8 TONS OF PLASTIC WASTE

How
ARE DUMPED IN THE SEA

Plastic ALL THESE CRITICALLY

Waste AFFECT MARINE LIFE FORMS

Impacts
300,000 TONS OF WASTE
Oceans FLOAT ON OCEAN'S SURFACE
 Zero
Waste
Living
What is
zero
waste?
It is a philosophy that encourages
the redesign of making products to
make them easily reusable.
 The roots of zero waste

IN NEW ZEALAND.
TO SMALL TOWNS
ZERO WASTE WAS A
CONCEPT BROUGHT

.TNEMEVOM DEZINGOCER
-YLLABOLG A WON SI TI
What do we
do now?
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE
TO PROTECT NATURE.
REUSING
PLASTIC BAGS

CHOOSING REUSABLE THINGS

STRAWS.
THAT WE
CAN DO
SAYING NO TO
PLASTIC CUTLERIES.
Using soap bars and
organic dishwashers

Repurposing glass,
cardboard and paper
 The 5 Rs

Refuse,
Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle, Rot
Refuse
 PURCHASE REPAIRABLE ITEMS
OVER DISPOSABLE ONES

TRY TO AVOID UNNECESSARY

Reduce
PURCHASES

DECREASE EXPOSURE TO
TEMPTING ADVERTISING
MESSAGES
PRACTICE BORROWING
AND SHARING ITEMS

REPAIR INSTEAD
OF REPLACE
REUSE

RETHINK THE ITEMS

YOU ALREADY HAVE
 PLASTIC

PAPER

Recycle
ALUMINUM AND TIN
 Throw food waste
in a worm bin and
let worms turn your
waste into high-
Rot
quality fertilizer.
 Zero waste reduces our climate
impact.

Zero waste conserves resources

and minimizes pollution.

BENEFITS OF
Zero waste promotes social equity
ZERO-WASTE
and builds community.
LIFESTYLE

Zero waste supports a local

circular economy and creates jobs.

Zero waste needs businesses to

play a key role.
How can you
start a zero
waste lifestyle?
Reusable water bottles,
Advocate
bamboo toothbrushes,
and reusable lunch bags
eco-friendly
alternatives
 Join Check with your
coastal local community
activities
cleanups
 Ours is a finite Be aware of
earth - let's be
stewards of our your own
environment
impact
THANK
YOU:)