Visual Learning Systems
People and the Environment: Resource Conservation
Students will explore the notion of resource conservation, and identify the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources. Some of the ways our environment may be harmed via pollution, deforestation, species extinction, and...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Natural Resources
In this video, the concept of natural resources is explained, highlighting the importance of understanding their types and how they are used in our daily lives. This video is part of the 8-part series, Environmental Problems and Solutions.
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Environment - Sustainable development
Like all living organisms, humans need resources to live. We need food, clean water and a shelter to live in. A few thousand years ago, this is all we would have wanted - a full stomach and a warm, dry home. But, as the human race has...
FuseSchool
Life Cycle Assessment
Learn the basics about Life cycle assessment. What is the life cycle of a product (before it gets recycled or not) ? What stages does it go through? Find out more in this video!
Curated Video
Developing a Strong Thesis Statement in an Opinion Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to share an opinion through an essay by developing a strong thesis statement and supporting it with reasons. The lesson emphasizes the importance of having a clear and defendable opinion, as well...
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Problems with Plastics & Biodegradable Plastics
Learn the basics about the problems with plastics and biodegradable plastics as part of the recycling topic within environmental chemistry.
EL Consulting
Conducting a Selection Interview
The video features an interview in which they're discussing their experience managing a recycling initiative project in their previous job. They talk about the challenges they faced, how they organized the project, consulted with...
Curated Video
New provincial recycling program means dumping Herby Curby, other carts
New ReviewA new recycling program will only allow people to use its carts for recycling pick up, which could mean big issues for Herby Curby, which distributes similar carts locally. Jacob Barker reports.
Curated Video
Why some Ontario grocers are ending alcohol sales
New ReviewIn a few months, any grocery stores in the province that sell alcohol will be required to also take back empty bottles. As CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp explains, some owners have said they will turn in their licenses before that change takes...
Curated Video
B.C. non-profit turns plastic waste from the ocean into patio furniture
New ReviewCanada’s first marine plastic recycling facility in British Columbia takes hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste and melts it down into pellets that can be used in products such as patio furniture. But the loss of government funding has...
Press Association
Footage of Birmingham City Council’s household recycling centre in Sutton Coldfield
New ReviewDrone footage of Birmingham City Council’s household recycling centre in Sutton Coldfield after the authority’s bin workers’ strike passed the six-month mark.
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Parents upset as English school boards confirm there will be no blue bins in classrooms this year
New ReviewA spokesperson for the English Catholic board said there’s one contractor who provided recycling services for all four boards and it hasn’t renewed its contract.
Curated Video
Plastic waste treaty negotiations fail again at UN
New ReviewThree years ago, diplomats from countries including Canada agreed to create a legally-binding treaty to end plastic pollution. Now, optimism is fading after another round of negotiations failed at the United Nations.
Curated Video
Are Montrealers actually using their compost bins?
New ReviewBy the end of 2025, all Montrealers will have a brown bin for compost. But according to a 2024 survey, only about half of the city’s population is using them, and even fewer know what can go in the bins.
Curated Video
Study supports plan to ban single-use plastics
A new study backs up the government’s plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021, something some stores and shoppers are already working toward.
Curated Video
Coffee chains under pressure to ditch disposable cups
As coffee chains face more pressure to ditch disposable cups, McDonald’s has bowed to online complaints and will allow customers to use reusable mugs next month.
Curated Video
Argentina risks becoming next foreign waste dumping ground
Argentina's constitution prohibits the import of foreign waste but the former administration of Mauricio Macri allowed the import of specific items.
Curated Video
Watch: Mules replace bin lorries in hilltop Italian town
In many parts of the world, the sound of dirty bin lorries piercing the tranquillity of residential neighbourhoods is a familiar nuisance. But in one hilltop town in Italy, the softer, gentler sound of the hooves of mules clip-clopping...
Curated Video
P.E.I. sees success with plastic bag ban
Four months after implementing a ban on single-use plastic bags, P.E.I. says it’s been a success.
Curated Video
Home design is going green
Green theme indoors and outdoors, eco-friendly modular homes, upcycled gardens and almost zero plastic - these are the latest trends at the Ideal Home Show at London's Kensington Olympia exhibition centre. Spanning 205 square metres, an...
Curated Video
When plastic is welcome
A hardly known side of plastic bottles is their share in art. Apart from being harmful to nature once thrown away, these bottles can serve as inspiration for masterpieces and can be turned into whimsical artworks. T his happened in the...
Curated Video
Creating music from garbage
There is a saying that goes "one man's trash is another man's treasure." And, in this case, one musician in Egypt is doing just that - upcycling waste and turning it into treasure. Shady Rabab has been turning all kinds of trash into...
Curated Video
Seven sustainable wonders of the world are on display in India
Art can be an incredibly effective medium for raising awareness about environmental issues. Particularly when you create art from the very materials concerned. Plastic waste can spread the word about endangered animals and recycled...
Curated Video
This street art is raising attention to endangered animals by the help of plastic waste
From damaged car bumpers to industrial bin lids any waste turns out to be art in the hands of Portuguese street artist Bordalo II . He already invaded the streets of 23 countries with his portraits about endangered animals, made "with...