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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESRUBBISH IN THE STREETS

Patricia Flores

Ricardo Canseco

José A. Rodríguez

Marisol Ruiz

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Rubbish in the streets

HYPOTHESISSchool gives us the

about the environment but the MENTALITY of the people is that they do not care and they choose not to do anything about it. We think it will not harm us so we don’t do anything about it. We blind ourselves and choose to ignore the problem.

Tools

Knowledge

KEY POINTS

• Rubbish in the streets

• Lack of environmental EDUCATION

• Corruption of the authorities when they see the law being broken

•Lack of environmental awareness

SOLUTIONS• Improve conscience on the CHILDREN

so that when they grow up they can fix what adults have done wrong.

• Punishment (fines) for litteringStrict law enforcements

• Implementation of environmental conscience

• Programs by the government

• Advertisements by the government, Propaganda

• Implement school programs in which all the students have to participate about cleaning the streets with a 50% of score of a specific subject. This activity should be done at least every 3 months.

• Suggest a company/organization which provides every week a TRUCK that will recollect glass, paper, metal, etc., separately.

• Construction of bike paths so that people don't have any excuse of using it instead of cars.

• The EXCHANGE of goods or cash for trash (glass, plastic, metal)

• Change all the trash cans and include a can for a specific type of trash: organic, inorganic, paper, metal, glass, cardboard...

HYPOTHESISSchool gives us the tools and the knowledge about the environment but the mentality of the people is that they do not care and they choose not to do anything about it. We think it will not harm us so we don’t do anything about it. We blind ourselves and choose to ignore the problem.

KEY POINTS• Rubbish on the streets• Lack of environmental education• Corruption of the authorities when they see the law being broken• Lack of environmental awareness

COMMENTS• Every idea as a solution needs to

be support by a strict “law” so that everyone can accomplish it.

• People need to change their minds, to start think green.

• Contribute and promote social services supporting the environmental education.

• Start the action at home so we can include it as a part of our daily life.

SOLUTIONS• Improve conscience on the children so that when they grow up they can fix what adults have done wrong. • Punishment (fines) for litteringStrict law enforcements• Implementation of environmental conscience

OTHER SOLUTIONS• Programs by the government• Advertisements by the government, Propaganda• Implement school programs in which all the students have to participate about cleaning the streets with a 50% of score of a specific subject. This activity should be done at least every 3 months.

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS• Suggest a company/organization which provides every week a truck that will recollect glass, paper, metal, etc., separately.• Construction of bike paths so that people don't have any excuse of using it instead of cars.• The exchange of goods or cash for trash (glass, plastic, metal)• Change all the trash can and include a can for a specific type of trash: organic, inorganic, paper, metal, glass, cardboard...

RUBBISH IN THE STREETS