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35 Environment Awareness

Environmental awareness is an integral part of the movement’s success.

Tick (3) the activities you think are good and cross (7) the ones you

think are bad for our environment.

1. Vaibhav convinced his mother to use a

solar water heater instead of wood burning

stove.

2. Mayank always puts plastic bags, ice

cream cups, wrappers of snacks in the

compost pit.

3. Manvi throws away used batteries which

leak toxic elements polluting the soil and

water.

4. Mr Mittal switches off the vehicle engine at

traffic light.

5. Tarun buys cold drink in glass bottles.

6. Ankush always carries a cloth bag for

shopping and refuses unnecessary carry

bags.

7. Vikas burns crackers to celebrate Diwali.

8. Ankit plays music softly keeping in mind

that he is not disturbing anyone.

This Corner
The world uses 1,60,000 plastic bags every second. Plastic bags are now banned for

use in supermarkets in most developing countries.

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