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Geograpy: 5a, 5b
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Teacher's notes
- Composting kitchen waste could eliminate
40% of household waste.
- 75% of allotment holders compost
their kitchen waste.
- Londoners produce 883 000 tonnes
of organic waste each year.
- In London, compostable waste with
an estimated value of £6.1 million is thrown away
every year. It has been estimated that 350 jobs would be
created if efforts were made to collect and use this material.
- Around 14% of city dwellers grow
their own fruit and vegetables.
- People who grow their own fruit
and vegetables tend to eat more than the UK average of 3
portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
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Ask the children to explore growing food and composting at home:
- How can we build a compost bin?
- What materials can be composted?
- What can we grow?
- What can we do if we don't have a garden?
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Science, activity 3
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