BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE THE CHART

a) How much water does my family consume per
month? (Find out your family´s the water monthly bill and look for the following
information: money paid and volume consumed in cubic meters and calculate it for the
year; make sure to take a picture of it as evidence; remember to divide by the number of
members of your family because we want the individual consumption)

b) How much energy does your family consume per

month?
(Find out your family´s electricity monthly bill and look for the following information:
money paid and KWH consumed and calculate it for the year; make sure to take a picture
of it as evidence; remember to divide by the number of members of your family because
we want the individual consumption)

c) How much waste does my family generate per

person? Estimate the volume o weight generated by your family, multiply by
the frequency (days that trash is picked up by the trahs collector) and determine
the annual waste per person

d) Where does the waste go? ( Research…….)

e) How much material does my family recycle?
Estimate the amount for each type of material recycled by your
family per year
f) What else can I do to protect the environment?
Be specific, write down something that you can do it
g) Do you know your personal ecological footprint?
Answer the questions in the given link to find out your hag, make sure to show
the evidence
http://huella-ecologica.ambiente.gob.ec/
calculadora_personal.php
 PERSONAL INFORMATION WORKSHEET
NAME:Ximena rojas
item Amount per unit Observation
year
Water 115.50 $
Water 58 m3
Energy 418.88 $
Energy Kwh
Waste Choose volume or
58 kg Liters/ weight unit
garbage goes to the Kg Complete: the
waste goes to………
…………………………..
municipal dump

Recycling a)paper board kg

material
5kg
b)bottles 2kg

Ecological 0,38 hag

footprint
What else can In my house what we do is give the people who need cardboard,
plastic and plastic bottles so that they can sell and get money for their
you do to day to day
protect the
environment?