Question

While teaching the chapter “Our Environment” the teacher stressed upon the harmful

effects of burning of fossil fuels, plastic, paper etc. The students noticed the extensive

use of plastic and polythene in daily life, which can be avoided and the surroundings

can be kept clean. They decided to make their school “plastic and polythene” free and

motivated each other for its minimum use.

(a) Why should the use of polythene and plastic be reduced in daily life ?

(b) In what ways the students would have avoided the use of plastic and polythene

in their school ?

(c) How the students would have motivated each other for the success of their

decision ?

Answer 1

(a)

polythene and plastic use should be reduced in our life due to following reasons:

1. affect environment

2. major cause of global warming

3. when burnt releases harmful chemicals and bacteria

4.affect human health

5.they are non biodegradable

6. cause many diseases to human and animals

(b)

Students would have avoided the plastic and polythene in school by following ways:

1. carrying extra things in paper, cardboard or cloth bags.

2. arranging assembly against use of plastic and polythene

3. ask headmaster to arrange different competitions in favour to reduce plastic and polythene use

4. collect all plastic and polythene materials and throw in separate dustbin