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Question 12 Marks
Have you seen waste in nature? What do you think happens to the waste of animals, dried leaves and so on in a forest?
Answer
Yes, I have seen waste in nature.
The waste of animals, dried leaves and other gets mix with the soil. It then converts into compost. This compost is helpful for both the plants and tiny animals living in the soil.
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Question 22 Marks
Imagine you are having a birthday party at your home. What are some of the ways in which you can try to have a zero-waste birthday party? For this, first think about what kind of waste may be created in the birthday party and how you can avoid or reduce it.
Answer
We can organise a zero waste birthday party in many ways
→ For decoration, use natural things like flowers rather than any plastic material.
→ Serve home made drinks instead of any packaged drinks which come in plastic bottles.
→ Serve the food and drinks in steel utensils.
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Question 32 Marks
Name three things in your school and home that you would put in the green dustbin and three things that you would put in the blue dustbin.
Answer
The things that we put in the green dustbin are egg shells, vegetable waste and dried leaves.
The things that we put in the blue dustbin are metal, glass and paper waste.

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Question 42 Marks
How can we manage waste?
Answer
We can manage waste by following ways
→ By reducing our waste like using cloth bag.
→ By reusing our old clothes to make bags or quilts.
→ By separating the dry and wet waste into the two dustbins.
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Question 52 Marks
Have you ever observed the tools that are used in your home for cleaning? Make a list of these tools.
Answer
The tools used for cleaning are broom, water mugs, buckets, brush, old clothes, foam pads, bathroom cleaners, etc.
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Question 62 Marks
Make a list of tools you have seen being. used in your school or neighbourhood for cleaning.
Answer
Things that we use for cleaning in schools or neighbourhood are broom, mop, wiper, dustbin, water pipes, etc.
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Question 82 Marks
Find out from your parents or teachers about the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Answer
Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October, 2014. It was launched to make toilets. It was inspired by the Mahatma Gandhi's idea of cleanliness.
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Question 92 Marks
How can you reuse things to reduce waste?
Answer
We can reuse things to reduce waste in the following ways
→ Using the waste items like matchbox, bottles, egg tray to make crafts like showpieces.
→ Making carpets, cushion covers with the old clothes.
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Question 102 Marks
How can you help in reducing waste?
Answer
We can help In reducing waste in many ways such as
→ Using cloth bags instead of plastic to carry fruits and vegetables.
→ Re using plastic containers.
→ Using the peels to make compost for plants.
→ Donating old things like clothes, books, papers to the needy people.
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Question 112 Marks
Do you find waste lying in or outside your classrooms or on the school grounds?
Answer
No, there is no waste lying outside in our classrooms because they get cleaned every day.
Yes, there are waste leaves in the ground.
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Question 122 Marks
Do you think we can do something about it?
Answer
We can do the following things about it
(a) We can talk to our neighbours to clean it once a week.
(b) We can inform the Municipal Corporation
(c) We can start a reuse and recycle program.

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