Global Citizenship Litter and Waste. What is a Global Citizen? Global Citizenship means that as...
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Global Citizenship Litter and Waste. What is a Global Citizen? Global Citizenship means that as citizens of the world, we have responsibilities to each
What is a Global Citizen? Global Citizenship means that as
citizens of the world, we have responsibilities to each other and
to the Earth itself. Whether through sharing knowledge,
volunteerism or advocacy, everyone, including young people, can
make a difference.
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Being a Global Citizen Means You
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Spend time learning about the wider world and understand the
way you fit in as a global citizen. -You can read newspapers, watch
the news on TV, or look at news websites to find out what is going
on in the world. -Talk to your parents, teachers and friends about
issues affecting your school, community or country, or another
country. -By sharing ideas, we can help come up with ways to make
the world a better place.
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Learn about and respect the many different peoples and cultures
in the world. -Start by getting to know the people at school and in
your community and asking them about their families and
backgrounds. -Share what you learn with others. Remember, you can
improve the world through small, everyday actions.
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Become active in your own community - help to make your home a
better place to live. What ways can we be active in our school and
home to make the Global community a better place?
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Participate in the global community - take steps to make the
world a better place for everyone. What can we do to make the world
a better place for everyone? - Organise/participate in fundraising
activities to help those in need around the world. - Think about
how our actions, such as polluting the environment, are impacting
on people in other countries and do something about it.
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Global Citizenship Litter and Waste What have we been doing as
Global Citizens already in our school?
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The Blue Star Programme Participated in the Blue Star programme
and learned about all the different EU countries and how the
European Union works. Had visit from two MEPs who spoke about their
work and the European Parliament. Visited the European Parliament
Offices and Leinster House.
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Held an Intercultural Day
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Planted a Native Tree Gay Mitchel MEP planted a native Hazel
Tree on our grounds given to us by The Native Woodland Trust
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Researched different nationalities in our school. In May 2013
we counted the number of children from different countries in our
school and pined them on a map on our Greenschools notice board. In
November 2013 we created and interactive map that displays all the
nationalities in our school with some information about those
countries. We posted to our school website.
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Learned about Fair Trade
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Visited Irish Aid 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th Class visited Irish Aid
and learned about different countries in Africa and what life is
like for children in those countries. We also learned some African
songs and traditional dances.
In 2009 Ireland was ranked 2 nd in Europe for greenhouse gas
emission per head. Greenhouse gasses contribute to climate change.
Climate change leads to an increase in floods hurricanes and
drought. The developed world is mainly responsible for climate
change Climate change hits the poorer countries hardest. Did you
know ?
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What happens to your Recycling ?
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Wood 91% Aluminium 32% Textiles 45% Plastics 13% Glass ..4%
Paper/Cardboard .less than 1% Electrical Waste.less than 1% Waste
recycled here in Ireland
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Why do we ship so much of our recyclables abroad ?
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Is this a good enough excuse considering how much waste we
generate ? Why not take action and write to a politician about
this!..because we havent developed the facilities to deal with it
here.
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A heavily polluted stream in Guiyu. Along side domestic rubbish
the water is badly polluted with toxic waste from the e-waste
recycling yards in the town. ( Greenpeace, Natalie Behring)
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Recycling Electronic Waste By 2008, Irish people were ranked
4th in Europe for recycling household electrical waste..
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Electronic waste can pollute soil and drinking water. It
accounts for 70% of the overall toxic waste found in landfills.
Virtually every household electrical item can be recycled. In
Ireland you can no longer dispose of IT equipment in a bin, skip or
waste tip.
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Since 2008 all shops that sell batteries must take back your
waste batteries for recycling. Car Batteries can be brought back to
your local garage.
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Lots of electronic waste is exported to other countries. Some
of this is done illegally. Poor people in these countries put their
health at risk, during the dismantling process. Once dismantled the
unrecyclable parts often end up thrown in toxic piles in these
countries. New EU directives will force us to take more
responsibility for what becomes of the waste we ship abroad. What
Happens to Electronic Waste?
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A child sits on top of a pile of unrecyclable waste in
China
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Recycling is good but it is better not to create electrical
waste in the first place Before you upgrade your phone or TV ask
yourself if you really need to. Can you give it to someone else who
would use it? Reduce Reuse Recycle
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The average Irish family consumes around 500 glass bottles a
year Glass is very easy to recycle. Recycling 1 tonne of glass
saves over 300kgs of Carbon Dioxide emissions. Glass Recycling
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Plastic packaging from food often ends up in dumped in
landfill. This pollutes and is harmful to wild life. Plastic and
glass can take up to 1000 years to break down. Next time you go
shopping see if you can buy unpackaged fruit and veg. By 2010 in
Ireland 74% of our packaging waste was being recycled. Packaging
Waste