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6 SEPTEMBER 2017
ADVANCED
The three Rs
What’s in your bin?
DO you think about what’s in your bin, or where your rubbish goes to? According to gecnet.info, over 23,000 tonnes of waste are produced each day in Malaysia. With the amount expected to rise to 30,000 tonnes by 2020, we can’t afford to be careless about waste management any longer. We need to contribute towards a cleaner, greener and more beautiful Malaysia. From Sept 1, 2015, the Government has made it mandatory to separate solid waste at source. How have you made changes to waste disposal at home? The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government has launched the #asingkan campaign, with guidelines on how to separate household waste. Residual Waste (placed inside rubbish bin)
Recyclable Waste (placed next to rubbish bin)
Kitchen waste Food waste Contaminated materials
Paper Plastic Others: Glass/ceramic Steel, aluminium Electronic waste Bulky waste Garden waste
Disposable diapers
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
● Measure ● Organise
● Imagine ● Connect ● Brainstorm
● Question ● Recreate
Communicating
Source: kpkt.gov.my
Part A
Problem solving
Creative thinking
What are the things you would normally find in your rubbish bin at home? In pairs, look in the pages of The Star for items that you should recycle, reuse and reduce. Cut them out and paste them in the rubbish bins below. Then, give at least three suggestions for ways to carry out the three Rs. Do this activity on a sheet of A4 paper. When you are done, share your ideas in class.
● Oral ● Non-verbal
● Written ● Aural
● Present
Collaborating ● Listen
● Attain goal
● Contribute respectfully
NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
● Organise
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Connect ● Brainstorm
Problem solving ● Question ● Recreate
● Present
Communicating ● Oral ● Written
● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen
● Attain goal
● Contribute respectfully
Ways to recycle
Part B
Ways to reuse
Ways to reduce
Some people find recycling very troublesome. They come up with various excuses not to do it. In pairs, write out a response to each of the following excuses. Then, role-play the situations in class.
Excuse 1. My house is too small for so many rubbish bins. 2. It’s too troublesome! I don’t have time to sort all my rubbish. 3. I’m not sure which items can be recycled.
4. It won’t make a difference. It’ll all be burnt anyway.
Response
Read the following extract taken from an article published in The Star. In groups of four, think of five ways to avoid food waste. Consider your shopping and eating habits, and food storage methods. Then, create a simple poster outlining the five steps Malaysians can take to reduce food waste.
We have read this before: we generate 15,000 tonnes of food waste a day, enough to fill 7.5 football fields or to feed 7.5 million people. We are talking about feeding the entire state of Israel or the entire migrant population of Britain! Meanwhile, each day, one in five humans go hungry. That is 800 million people, or more than 26 times the population of Malaysia. There are millions of undernourished children in poor countries. Advanced countries like the United States, Britain and Canada are wasting food at the rate of 100kg per person per year. According to a report in 2010, RM115bil worth of Canadian food ends up in landfills. Good food management must begin at home. Simple steps to minimise waste will go a long way, and save lives. The Star, June 12, 2017