Contents

ntroduction
Need for Eco friendly Alternatives
Why are they not used?
Alternatives Available
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Reason to choose this topic?
Law of Awareness
Crucial need to understand its importance and
benefits.
What are Eco friendly products?
Biodegradable
Recycled and reused.
Need For Eco Friendly
Alternatives
Non biodegradable substances
Plastic accumulation
Private Vehicles Traffic and Pollution
Non eco friendly festivals
Pollution
Deforestation
Global Warming
Threat to Earth
Non Biodegradable Substances
What are non biodegradable substances?
Non-organic material
Do not decompose
Examples:
Metals
Ceramics
Foams
Glasses,
Circuit boards/silicon based materials,
Noble gases and more.
Plastic Accumulation
ChemicaI materiaIs posing environmental
problem.
Non degradabIe substance.
Non-degradable plastics accumulate at the rate
of 25 miIIion tones per year.
n ndia use of plastic is 2 kg per person per
year
Contributes to pollution in a large quantity.
Private Vehicles: Traffic and
Pollution
80% absolute increase of car numbers over the
last 20 years.
Large increases in car ownership- increased
traffic.
Accidents
Public Health mpacts
Crop Damage
Acid Rain
mpaired Visibility
Possible Climate Modification
Non Eco Friendly Festivals
Diwali - Bursting
of crackers
Holi Burning
wood
Ganesh utsav
mmersing idols
in water bodies
Non Eco Friendly Festivals
Pollution
There are different kinds of pollution.
Air Pollution:
Breathing disorders and health problems.
Acid rains - harms living things.
Thinning of ozone layer - danger to our planet.
Water Pollution:
Human infectious diseases
Marine life becomes deteriorated
Lethal killing of fish and aquatic plants
Soil Pollution:
Low yield.
Crops grown on polluted land may cause diseases.
Effects the plant life.
Deforestation
Clearance of naturally occurring forests
mpact of deforestation:
Enhanced greenhouse effect.
Affects water cycle.
Drier climate i.e reduced atmospheric moisture.
Reduced soil cohesion.
Degraded environment with reduced
biodiversity.
efore
After
Global Warming
ncrease in the average temperature.
Effects of Global Warming:
ncreased evaporation
Sea IeveI rise
Ozone depIetion
ncreased RainfaII
Why are they not used?
Lack of Awareness.
High Standard of living.
Alternatives
Paper bags
Eco Buddy Books
Segregation of waste:
Dry- can be recycled
Wet- can be decomposed
Celebrating festivals in eco friendly way:
Eco friendly dols
Avoiding Crackers
Public Transport
Recycling
Organic fertilizers
Vermi compost
Paper Bags