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Plastic Supermarkets-Tesco and Sainsbury’s ‘misleading shoppers’ over recycling schemes
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been accused of misleading customers over their front-of-store recycling schemes after an investigation found that most soft plastic returned to stores was burned.The Everyday Plastic campaign group and the...
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World's Best Recyclers
This video highlights the top 10 countries that recycle the most waste, with Germany, South Korea, and Austria leading the way through strong policies and public involvement. These nations use smart systems like return fees,...
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Being a Citizen of the U.S.
The word "citizen" can have more than one meaning, referring to both membership in a country and being an active, responsible part of a community.
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Service
Service and volunteering are at the heart of happy, healthy communities. Learn who volunteers and serves in your community, how they help and what it does for society.
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People and Their Environment
For centuries, humans have depended on, adapted to and modified the natural environment to survive and thrive. But the environment has also shaped the ways that we live.
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The Importance of Gratitude and Environmental Responsibility
In this video, Libby the Ladybug discusses the importance of gratitude and how it can bring positivity and optimism to our lives. She also shares a story about a little girl named Maddie who learns the value of gratitude by helping the...
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I WONDER - How Does Recycling Metals Reduce Air Pollution?
This video is answering the question of how does recycling metals reduce air pollution.
Great Big Story
Turning billboards into Eco-Friendly Bags
Discover how discarded billboards transform into unique, durable bags in our eco-conscious venture, supporting sustainability with style.
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Sustainable Living: A Semi-Underground Eco-Home
Discover the journey of creating a semi-underground eco-home that emphasizes recycling, sustainable materials, and renewable energy. Learn how this innovative house, constructed with local wood and powered by solar energy, integrates...
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How Five Billion lbs of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
Most the of 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash can have huge impacts on the environment. But modern landfills have found a new use for all that trash — they’re turning it...
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Decomposition
The process by which dead organic matter is broken down into simpler chemicals and dispersed. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Bottled Water: The True Cost
What is the expense, and environmental cost, of bottling water when tap water is freely available? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Bottled water is up to 10,000 times more expensive than tap water. Bottled water has...
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Pollution: Land
How does land get polluted, and what with? Discover the quantities of waste deposited in landfills each year, and just how much could be recycled. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Landfills are holes in the ground where...
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Recycling Plastics
The differences between thermosetting, thermosoftening and partially biodegradable plastics, and how they can be recycled. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. We throw away a lot of plastic and most is non-biodegradable....
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Brownfield Sites
Reusing previously built-on "Brownfield" sites is an environmentally friendly solution to housing shortages. But there can be hidden dangers. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. A brownfield site is...
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Reduce, reuse, recycle – Pixelate
What is it? ... These are crushed cans! People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Reduce, reuse, recycle A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.
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Recycling
Meet the musicians who make music with rubbish! Our universe - Sharing our Earth - Keeping Earth tidy Learning Points Humans have an effect on the world around them. People can make choices to reduce their impact on the natural world,...
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Reduce, reuse, recycle – Spot the...
Six objects are shown on screen ... can you spot the reusable items? People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Reduce, reuse, recycle Learning Points Reusing items reduces the amounts of waste produced. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
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Caring for the environment – Odd one out
Four activities are shown on screen, but which is the odd one out? People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Caring for the environment Learning Points Humans can behave in a way that cares for the environment. A Twig Tidbit...
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Plastic fantastic
In this film types of synthetic plastics are examined ... including biodegradable plastics known as bioplastics. People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Bioplastics are made...
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Biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials
Find out the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials. People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Biodegradable material can be broken down by...
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Benefits of science
In this film the positive and negative impacts of scientific developments on the environment are explored. People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Science and the environment Learning Points Science both creates and solves...
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Where Does It All Go? The Math of WM's Landfill and Recycling Operations
In this video, you'll: Follow the journey of your trash from your curb to the landfill and beyond! Meet the math experts who keep everything running smoothly at WM Discover the cool technology that uses math to sort recyclables and...
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Living Green - Episode 111 - Mexico Recycling Waste
Mexico City s residents are being encouraged to recycle, with the installation of sixteen new rubbish trucks aiming to separate organic and non-organic waste. A 2004 law by the government now requires separation of rubbish for residences...