Monday, 30 November 2015

Reading Activity Week 8 Term 4

Read the article on Dogo News then answer the questions below. Remember to answer in full sentences and leave only your first name after your post so we know who it is.


Article Comprehension

  1. Why is chewing gum not biodegradable? 
  2. How much gum waste ends up in landfills every year?
  3. What is the gum litter recycled into?
  4. What inspired Anna Bullus to create gum recycling bins?
  5. What are the positives and negatives of banning chewing gum altogether?

6 comments:

  1. 1.because to much poepel eating it
    2.an overwemd amont
    3.it is resicld to make more by mikey
    4.to despos of gum
    5.only 59% of gum is arownd

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  2. 1. chewing gum is not biodegradable because it is made from synthetic rubber.\
    2. 560,000 tons
    3. the gum litter is being recycled into the landfills
    4.what inspired Anna Bullus to make the gum bin was the sticky gum mess in the city
    5.the negatives is that every one will want it back. The positive is that the landfill will not have any more gum in it.
    by lek

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  3. 1.Because it has synthetic rubber in it.
    2.560,000 tons of gum.
    3.Phone cases, rubber boots.
    4.After observing sticky messes
    5.I don't know
    Alex M

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  4. 1. Because it has synthetic rubber in it.
    2. 560,000 tons of gum.
    3. Phone cases, rubber boots and more gum bins.
    4.All the gum on the footpath.
    5. Positive is that not of gum waste but negative is that it uses resources

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  5. 1.Gum is not biodegradable because it is synthetic rubber.
    2.560 000 tonnes end up in landfills every year.
    3.Gum littered is recycled into boots and Phone cases.
    4. It inspired her because it was harmful to the environment.
    5.The positives would be gum is yum and you can make cool bubbles with it and the negatives it is is harmful to the environment and it is all waste.
    By Sacha.F

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  6. Nicholas

    1. Gum is not biodegradable because it has got an ingredient that is synthetic rubber which makes it not break down.
    2. The amount of gum that ends up in the landfill every year is 560,000 tons.
    3. The recycled gum gets turned into phone cases rubber boots or other rubbery products
    4. Anna Bullus was inspired by observing the sticky mess caused by gum waste on the streets of London.
    5. The negatives of not having gum is that it might off been a habit before and it is hard to break habits
    6. The positives of not having gum is that there won’t be a sticky mess on the ground so you won’t have to clean your shoes after stepping on the ground

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