This presentation shows about harmfulness of plastic, How plastic harms land, How plastic harms water, how plastic harms air, how to avoid plastic and Reduce-Reuse-Recycle-Reform. This module provides a large source of information about how plastic is continuously harming us. This is suitable for all age types.

1. L E T ' S
A V O I D
P L A S T I C !
V A L U E E D U C A T I O N
A C T I V I T T Y B Y -
6 C G R O U P 2 ,
O N C H A P T E R 7

2. CONTRIBUTIONS
Aryana Roy
(roll no.16):
Harmfulness
of plastic and
presentation
preparation.
Shaurya
Vankudre (roll
no.18): How
plastic harms
air.
Avika
Chiranewal
(roll no.5):
How plastic
harms land
Karthik Mahore
(roll no.11):
How plastic
harms water
Ayaan Pinjari
(roll no.13):
How to avoid
plastic.
Aarushi Behera
(roll no.2):
Reduce-Recycle-
Restore-Reuse

3. H A R M F U L N E S S
O F P L A S T I C
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO A RYA N A
R O Y ( 6 C R O L L N O . 1 6 )

4. ₪Have you ever wondered, if we gather all
the plastic from our houses it will reach
mountain heights or way more than it.
₪Plastic is a very useful material as it is
used for making various things but at the
same time it can also be very harmful for
mother Earth. Unknowingly we are the
reason for the harm of mother Earth
because we always buy more and more
plastic stuff in our daily lives but after a
few months or years we throw it.
₪The main impact of plastic is that it takes
millions of years to decompose.
₪This picture shows what decomposed
plastic looks like. You can’t spot much
difference between a normal plastic
and a decomposed one.
Slide by- Aryana Roy

5. DID YOU KNOW?
₪ About 12% of waste is plastic waste.
₪ Around 275 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated each year around the
world.
Slide by- Aryana Roy

6. H O W
P L A S T I C
H A R M S A I R
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO
S H A U RYA VA N K U D R E ( 6 C R O L L
N O . 1 8 )

7. The burning of plastics releases toxic gases like dioxins,
furans, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (better
known as BCPs) into the atmosphere, and poses a threat
to vegetation, and human and animal health.
• Globally, in this year alone, researchers estimate
that the production and incineration of plastic will
pump more than 850 million tonnes of greenhouse
gases into the atmosphere. By 2050, those
emissions could rise to 2.8 billion tonnes.
• Chlorinated plastic can release harmful chemicals into
the surrounding soil, which can then seep into
groundwater or other surrounding water sources, and
also the ecosystem. This can cause a range of
potentially harmful effects on the species that drink
the water.
Slide by- Shaurya

8. H O W
P L A S T I C
H A R M S L A N D
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO AV I K A
C H I R A N E WA L ( 6 C R O L L N O . 5 )

9. • Chlorinated plastic can release harmful
chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can
then seep into groundwater or other
surrounding water sources, and also the
ecosystem.
• Plastics can change the soil chemistry. Films
could increase water evaporation, drying out
the soil. Plastic surfaces could allow toxic
substances to accumulate in ways that they
couldn't in organic soil.
• Plastic films, which increased soil water
evaporation, may lead to more pronounced
drought and subsequently promote the growth
of drought-resistant plant species in a
community.
Slide by- Avika Chiranewal

10. H O W
P L A S T I C
H A R M S
W A T E R
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO
K A RT H I K M A H O R E ( 6 C R O L L
N O . 11 )

11. C h l o r i n a t e d p l a s t i c c a n r e l e a s e
h a r m f u l c h e m i c a l s i n t o t h e
s u r r o u n d i n g s o i l , w h i c h c a n t h e n
s e e p i n t o g r o u n d w a t e r o r o t h e r
s u r r o u n d i n g w a t e r s o u r c e s a n d
a l s o t h e e c o s y s t e m o f t h e w o r l d .
T h i s c a n c a u s e s e r i o u s h a r m t o
t h e s p e c i e s t h a t d r i n k t h e w a t e r.
Slide by- Karthik Mahore

12. F E W W O R D S B Y
W H I C H W A T E R
G E T S F R E E D O M
F R O M P L A S T I C
• R e d u c e y o u r u s e o f s i n g l e - u s e
p l a s t i c s . . . .
• S u p p o r t l e g i s l a t i o n t o c u r b
p l a s t i c p r o d u c t i o n a n d w a s t e . . . .
• R e c y c l e p r o p e r l y. . . .
• P a r t i c i p a t e i n ( o r o r g a n i z e ) a
b e a c h o r r i v e r c l e a n u p . . . .
• A v o i d p r o d u c t s c o n t a i n i n g
m i c r o b e a d s . . . .
• S p r e a d t h e w o r d .
Slide by- Karthik Mahore

13. H O W T O
A V O I D
P L A S T I C
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO AYA A N
P I N J A R I ( 6 C R O L L N O . 1 3 )

14. AV O I D P L A S T I C U S E A N D R E C Y C L E
P L A S T I C T H I N G S
Avoid single-use plastics such as drinking straws
Say NO to plastic bags. If you go shopping,
remember to take a cloth bag.
Recycle chewing gum... it's also made of plastic!
Buy more bulk food and fewer packaged products
Avoid plastic cutlery. Replace plastic Tupperware
for glass or steel containers
When hanging out washing use wooden pegs
instead of plastic ones
Make those around you aware of the importance of
reducing the consumption of plastic
Slide by- Ayaan Pinjari

15. Pay attention and put your plastic waste
in the correct recycling container
Avoid using cosmetics that use micro-
plastics, buy a biodegradable brush and
wear natural fabrics
Choose to reuse and give some of the
packaging a new purpose
Bottle your own water
Avoid plastic use and recycle plastic things
Ayaan Class 5-

16. R E D U C E -
R E C Y C L E -
R E S T O R E -
R E U S E
S E C T I O N A L L O T T E D TO
A A R U S H I B E H E R A ( 6 C R O L L
N O . 2 )

17. • Reuse means –use of old Items
We should reuse the old items like
plastic, Papers & glasses as per
requirement.
• Recycle :-
The process of converting
waste into new product is known
as recycling. Recycling is the best
method to protect the environment
by reducing carbon emissions. It
helps to reduce waste .
• Reduce :-
Reducing is when you don't use
something . use what you need ,
don’t use excess materials/items .
Slide by- Aarushi Behera

18. • Importance of Reuse , Recycle and Reduce
• We can save -
• Natural Resources
• Natural Spaces
• Energy
• Environment
• Landfill space
• Save money
Slide by- Aarushi Behera

19. T H A N K Y O U
A L L O F U S H A V E T R I E D T O D O O U R B E S T I N
T H I S P R E S E N T A T I O N
Y O U R S S I N C E R E L Y,
G R O U P 2
6 C