Domestic Recycling

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A look at one families' attempts to recycle more of their domestic waste.

A look at one family's attempts to recycle more of their domestic waste after local council ( in Newport) announces that in order to encourage more recycling they will only collect unrecycled rubbish every two weeks.
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, waste management, Domestic recycling, Newport, Sustainable development, Environment, human geography, ESD,

Notes : Can use as part of a comparative case study with pupils' own families. Has uses in human geography or ESD.


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