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Contents CURRENT SITUATION OF
USING PLASTIC BAGS
IMPACT OF PLASTIC BAGS
SOLUTIONS
VOCABULARY
GAME

1. CURRENT SITUATION OF USING
PLASTIC BAGS

PLASTIC BAGS
Plastic bags were mostly made of
polythylene which is made out of
petroleum

PLASTIC BAGS
WHERE?
SUPERMARKET
VEGETABLE SHOP
STREET VENDOR

PLASTIC BAGS
200 PLASTIC BAGS
PER MONTH

PLASTIC BAGS
250.000 TONS PLASTIC
WASTE EVERYYEAR OVER 200.000 TONS

PLASTIC BAGS
10%
plastics
worldwide
70% to the
ocean
floor
OCEAN
wind

2. IMPACT OF PLASTIC BAGS
The energy intensive plastic bag production
- Plastic is made out of petroleum
- Petroleum is one of, if not the biggest, contributors to climate change.
- When petroleum is burned or produced it creates
greenhouse gases.
- The scary part about the greenhouse effect is even a
small change in earth’s temperature, 1-2 degrees
Celsius, can have huge impacts around the world.

- As earth’s temperature increases many things will change
Melting ice and glaciers
Rising sea level

- Climate change has also been shown to cause increased strength / frequency of storms,
changing weather patterns, droughts, and ocean acidification

Plastic pollution in the ocean and our waterways
- Nearly 13 million tonnes of plastic is washed into the ocean every year
- Nearly 100 million marine animals die each year
directly from the consumption of plastic waste.
These animals often eat plastic, which their bodies
cannot digest. This blocks their digestive tract,
leading to death

- Turtles have been especially affected by plastic bags in the ocean. Turtles have been
known to confuse plastic bags for jellyfish (one of their common food sources) and eat them
unknowingly. Over half of the world’s sea turtles ingest plastic in their lifetime
- Oceans are a multinational resource that many people around the world rely on for their
survival. When plastic waste is released into the ocean currents often carry it very far from
its original source polluting different regions of the world

Adverse effects of plastic bags on land
- Plastic bag waste is also a huge issue on
land. Plastic bags are easily blown by wind and
carried long distances getting stuck in trees or
going into storm drains. If plastic bags do end
up in storm drains they are carried out to sea
or they contribute to clogging them

- Clogged storm drains can lead to flooding
during large rains and create big areas of
standing water, which are breeding grounds
for disease carrying insects, like
mosquitoes.
- Even when plastic bags are properly
disposed of they end up in landfills. In
landfills they use a lot of space and can
take 400 years to degrade. This huge
biodegradation time leads to a buildup of
more and more plastic bags in our landfills

Effects of plastic bags on animals
- On land plastic bags are consumed by animals, just like in the ocean. Animals eat food
wrappers, waste, and plastic bags leading to digestive problems that can cause death.
- Furthermore, animals can get trapped with bags around their heads causing them to
suffocate. There is even one recorded case of two deer getting their antlers tangled together
by plastic waste . These animals suffer huge consequences because our plastic waste is not
correctly disposed of.

Effects of plastic bags on animals
See How It Feels to Be an Ocean Animal Stuck in a
Plastic Bag

Effects of plastic bags on plants
Even plants are not protected from the harm
caused by bags. When plastics breakdown
in soil they release harmful chemicals, like
Bisphenol A (BPA), that can harm natural
microorganisms that plants are dependent
upon for survival .
Additionally, plastic bags can get caught on
plants, preventing them from getting the light
or nutrients they need. The delicate natural
cycles that balance ecosystems are being
put into jeopardy

Effects of plastic bags on human health

3. solutions
Reduce Your Use of Single-Use Plastics
- The easiest and most direct way that you can get started is by reducing your own use of
single-use plastics

3. solutions
Recycle Properly
- At present, just 9% of plastic
is recycled worldwide.
Recycling helps keep plastics
out of the ocean and reduces
the amount of “new” plastic in
circulation

3. solutions
Participate In (or Organize) a Beach or River Cleanup
- Help remove plastics from the ocean and
prevent them from getting there in the first
place by participating in, or organizing a
cleanup of your local beach or waterway

3. solutions
Support Bans
- Many municipalities around the world have
enacted bans on single use plastic bags,
takeout containers, and bottles. You can
support the adoption of such policies in your
community

3. solutions
Bag takeback recycling programs
Communities encourage vendors to offer recycling bins for customer’s plastic bags.
+ the plastic bags placed into the bins are then taken to recycling centers and turned into
new plastic bags or other plastic materials for future use.

3. solutions
Bring your own garment bag
- Invest in a zippered fabric bag and request
that your cleaned items be returned in it
instead of sheathed in plastic

4. VOCABULARY
Durability (noun) /ˌdʊrəˈbɪləti/ : Tính bền
Barrier (noun) /ˈbæriər/ : cản trở
Generated (verb) /'dʒenəreitid/ : phát sinh
Bury (verb) /ˈberi/ : chôn vùi
Trap (verb) /træp/ : bẫy, mắc kẹt
Waste (noun) /weɪst/: Chất thải

4. VOCABULARY
Acidification (noun) /ə,sidifi'kei∫n/ : sự axit hoá
Contributor (noun) /kənˈtrɪbjətə(r)/: Người đóng góp
Drought (noun) /draʊt/: Hạn hán
Biome (noun) /ˈbaɪəʊm/: Quần xã sinh vật
Digest (verb) /daɪˈdʒest/: Tiêu hoá
Jeopardy (noun) /ˈdʒepədi/: Nguy cơ
Microorganism (noun) /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡənɪzəm/: Vi sinh vật

4. VOCABULARY
Suffocation (noun) /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃn/ Sự nghẹt thở
Ingestion (noun) /ɪnˈdʒestʃən: nuốt phải
Utensil (noun) /juːˈtensl/: Đồ dùng, dụng cụ
Circulation (noun) /ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃn/: Sự lưu thông
Polythene (noun) /ˈpɒlɪθiːn/ : nhựa tổng hợp
Polypropylene (noun) /ˌpɒliˈprəʊpəliːn/ : Polipropilen

1. IN VIETNAM, HOW MANY PLASTIC BAGS DOES
EACH HOUSEHOLD USE EVERYMONTH?
BA C D
200 48 250 70

2. WHAT IS MADE OUT OF POLYTHYLENE?
BA C D
BALLOON
PLASTIC
CUP
UMBRELLA A,B,C

2
3. WHAT IS NOT SINGLE- USE PLASTIC ?
GARMENT BAG
PLASTIC UTENSILS
STRAW
PLASTIC CUP
A B
C D

BA C D
200 -
1000
YRS
600 YRS 550 YRS
200-500
YRS
4. HOW LONG UNTIL PLASTIC BAG’S GONE?

RIGHT WRONG
A B
5. PLASTIC BAGS ARE TRAPPED IN SEWERS,
CANALS CAUSING WASTE WATER AND FLOODING.
RIGHT OR WRONG

6. HOW MANY SOLUTIONS DID HIEN RECOMMEND?
02A 03 04
5 6 7 8

RIGHT WRONG
A B
7. OVER HALF OF THE WORLD’S JELLYFISH
INGEST PLASTIC IN THEIR LIFETIME.
RIGHT OR WRONG

8.IN HO CHI MINH CITY, HOW MANY TONS OF
PLASTIC WASTE IS GENERATED EVERY YEAR?
BA C D
200.000 48.000 250.000 70.000

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