Winter Reminder
By Amy Dunnett
/ 5th November 2022
As we head into the winter months, please find below a general reminder of illnesses in school. Due to the...
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In Room 17 we have been trying hard to look after our environment. We have been working hard at reducing, reusing and recycling. This week we have been exploring different materials and finding out how long they stay in our rivers and seas if people don’t dispose of them properly.
We would like you to guess how long it takes for some items of rubbish to degrade in the water. We’ve given you a couple of answers to get you started. Next term we will give you all the answers.
Good luck from Room 17
Item | Degradation Time |
Paper ticket | |
Banana skin | |
Orange peel | |
Cigarette butt | |
Plastic bag | 10 – 20 years |
Foam cup | |
Tin can | 50 years |
Aluminium can | |
Plastic bottle | |
Fishing gear | |
Glass bottle | |