What kinds of issues do environmental organizations deal with?
pollution / deforestation / protecting endangered plants and animals / preserving coral reefs
to remove dirty or unwanted things completely
throw stuff on the floor
wish it away
clean up
shower
Muniz photographed a landfill worker in the style of a famous French _____, The Death of Marat.
drawing
painting
photograph
sculpture
using garbage, such as food waste, to grow plants
composing
imposing
composting
proposing
Plastic in the ocean blocks the sunlight and _______ very small sea organisms called plankton.
kills
eats
creates
gives birth to
something you use to make things
material
stuff
your mind
toilet paper
If you ______ something, you get it from someone.
receive
imagine
create
proud
to make something happen
cause
destroy
love
plant
a place where the rubbish is buried under the ground
planet mars
my house
cemetery
landfill
REUSE: Invent something we can make from plastic trash
example: clothes, bags, hats, toys, boats, hoverboards
When people see _______ of environmental destruction, they become more aware of some issues we face.
books
hairstyles
images
articles
New approaches to recycling can also help make more people _____ of the problem.
mad
aware
happy
sad
Countries must work together to ________ environmental problems such as pollution in the ocean.
stop
deal with
create
treat
Plastic garbage can ________ in the ocean for years and kill birds and fish.
party
be sold
sail
float
RECYCLE: Name some items you can recycle
paper/cardboard, plastic, glass, metal, aluminum cans
REDUCE: What could you personally reduce in your life?
shower time, buying things in plastic, using plastic straws, buying things I don't need
knowing about something
beware
aware
hair
stare
An effective _________ to save the ocean is to reduce the amount of rubbish we produce.
solution
idea
dream
evil plan
If you feel ______, you feel pleased about something you did.
angry
happy
confused
proud
when there is a lot of trash in a particular area (land or sea)
trash snowballs
trash domination
trash bags
trash accumulation
If you _________ old things from the sidewalk you can sell them on the internet!
burn
destroy
keep
collect
To live a zero-waste lifestyle, you have to ________ and compost all your trash.
recycle
eat
make art from trash
melt
What environmental organizations do you know?
: Friends of the Earth / World Wildlife Fund / World Nature Organization / Greenpeace Fund / Rainforest Alliance / Ocean Conservancy
True or False: Some plastic garbage islands are more than 15 meters long
True... uh oh
The SF Environment website _______ that if people recycle correctly, the city can reduce landfill waste by 90 percent!
reports
says
jokes
lies
What do people usually do with their trash in your community?
Trash collectors empty our bins into a huge truck every day. Most of our trash goes to a landfill, but some of it is incinerated (burned), too.