LOOKING AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES [2 Mark Question 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.

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.

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.

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.

The tools used for cleaning are broom, water mugs, buckets, brush, old clothes, foam pads, bathroom cleaners, etc.

Things that we use for cleaning in schools or neighbourhood are broom, mop, wiper, dustbin, water pipes, etc.

Green Dustbin Leaves, onion peels, rotten fruit, eggshells
Blue Dustbin Plastic bottles, light bulbs, paper, used plastic milk packets, cloth

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.

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.

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.

No, there is no waste lying outside in our classrooms because they get cleaned every day.
Yes, there are waste leaves in the ground.

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.