Dwight Sutherland 2012

May 25, 2012Lesson: Waste Disposal in Cities (Changing Urban Places) Learning: 1. To explain the reasons for increased waste in cities. 2. To describe the ways waste is being disposed and managed in

cities in cities. Keywords3. Waste 4. Sustainability

Dwight Sutherland 2012

TASK: List the types of waste found in cites from the list.

Types of wastes in cities• Commercial

(office)• Household• Medical• Industrial

(factory)

Dwight Sutherland 2012

TASK: Each picture below is a clue for why waste is increasing in cities. Explain why waste in increasing in cities. Give one piece of evidence from the photo in your answer.

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How can cities manage waste sustainable? (How can cities deal the waste problem carefully?)

• Encourage households to separate their waste for recycling eg. Southend council

• Councils can invest in recycling plants eg Southend Lodge Road Recycling Centre

• Companies use less packaging for their products eg Supermarkets like Tesco has been trying to do this.

• Councils can place big fines on companies that dump waste illegally.

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TASK: Visit your local council website eg Southend (www.southend.gov.uk/) . List and describe how waste is being managed (disposed of safely and carefully).

• 1.• 2.• 3.• 4.• 5.