Question 16 of 21intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer3 marks

To avoid use of plastic bags and bottles, look at your home and school closely. List all the items of plastic material and write how these could be replaced by other safe materials.

Correct Answer

Plastic items and their safe alternatives include:

Plastic bags can be replaced by cloth bags.

Plastic water bottles can be replaced by steel or copper bottles.

Plastic containers can be replaced by glass or steel containers.

Plastic wrappers can be avoided by buying unpackaged items.

Plastic decorations can be replaced by paper or cloth decorations.

Using these alternatives reduces plastic waste and is safer for health.

Exercise: Let us reflect | Q: B.1 | (Page Page 13)
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Explanation

The chapter mentions avoiding food and drinks packed in wrappers or plastic bottles and using cloth bags in place of plastic bags. It also suggests reusing bottles made of safe materials like steel or copper instead of buying plastic water bottles.

Solution Steps

  1. Plastic bags can be replaced by cloth bags

  2. Plastic water bottles can be replaced by steel or copper bottles

  3. Plastic containers can be replaced by glass or steel containers

  4. Plastic wrappers can be avoided by buying unpackaged items

  5. Plastic decorations can be replaced by paper or cloth decorations

  6. Using alternatives reduces plastic waste and is safer for health