Why Do We Need to Recycle?

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Different policies on waste management in different parts of Wales in 2006.

An insight into the importance of recycling domestic waste looking at different policies that operated in different parts of Wales in 2006 due to differing council environmental policies and the effects of this on the environment as landfill sites expanded.
From: Week In Week Out What a Waste
First Broadcast : 07 March 2006

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14,14-16

Subject : Geography

Topic : Environmental issues

Keywords : Recycling, Sustainable development, Waste management, Landfill sites, Sustainability,

Notes : Use clip to raise awareness about the importance of recycling in our local communities. How and why attempts are made to plan and manage environments. How do urban areas create products that pose problems for the physical environment?

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