Garbage

CIVILIZATION

In times of technological advancement, our society has become a “consumer society”

is thrown in the trash

of all the produced on the planet

1/3

so much garbage

why there's

billion tons per year

1/5

does the garbage

we consume it

Plastic is the most

dangerous type of waste

all over the place

Some types of plastic packaging can emit harmful substances

also chemical breakdown products that can penetrate food and have toxic effects on humans

every day decompose?

How much

we throw away

how plastic

they can cause allergic diseases, bronchial asthma, infertility, breast cancer, and so on....

Constant consumption of products that come into contact with plastic products can cause toxic substances and microplastics to enter the human body

affects people

a person eats about 5 grams

=

polymers per week

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Inside the trash island, it's always calm, so the trash doesn't float out into the ocean

about

the alarm

Scientists are sounding

the world’s ocean

the situation in

marine animals and birds get tangled to death in discarded fishing nets, in plastic bags, eat plastic as food.

Plastic kills millions of marine life each year. It has been found to affect 700 species, including endangered species

to

500

pieces of plastic

150

in each of the 102 turtles found

in three oceans

and seas contained

of the Mariana Trench

have been found

even at the bottom

Plastic particles

so much trash

Mountains of garbage have been stored in a designated landfill for centuries, decades

recycling is landfilling

how do people deal with

Currently, the main type of garbage

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which are the strongest poisons affecting human immunity

The main disadvantage of the recycling method is the release of highly toxic compounds into the atmosphere

waste has not decomposed

1 year

15 years

in 15 years, 80% of buried

In addition, trash burning is responsible for the release of carbon dioxide one of the primary substances associated with global warming

There are several thousand incinerators in the world, where waste is subjected to high temperatures and transformed into gas, electricity, heat and ash.

if you just burn it

This method of waste disposal causes emissions of harmful substances

Most garbage is incinerated to reduce its volume. This is more expensive than burying it, but it is generally more environmentally friendly

what happens to garbage

is another method of waste utilization

incineration

incinerator Spittelau

The emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere is zero, because the plant was built with special filters that neutralize them.

it provides heat

Built in Vienna in 1989

option compared

to landfilling

incineration

60. 000

apartments

The ash after incineration is also used: in the construction of various structures, and so on

is the most preferable

recycle

«three R»

for this purpose

only in plants specially

but

how to deal with the garbage

equipped

the ideal way to

specially equipped

is the

disaster

reuse

reduce

how can I help?

«Planet Aid»

is an environmental project that recycles waste and promotes sustainable consumption ideas

project

Items in good condition can be sent to charitable organizations that help the elderly, families in difficult situations and animals

Volunteers take the waste and unwanted items sorted according to the instructions and then donate them to recycling centers or foundations

ALL MATERIALS ARE TAKEN FROM PUBLIC SOURCES

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If you want to save the planet -

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THE PROJECT IS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES

start with yourself