Let's Go Circular! Lesson Plan

Let’s Go Circular!

A lesson on the circular economy from DS Smith

What are we going to talk about?

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Our finite, natural resources

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The role of DS Smith in going circular

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Recycling and the circular economy

The take, make, dispose model

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The environment is made up of natural resources…

Metals

Biodiversity

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Fresh water

Arable land

Fossil fuels

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We take natural resources

We make stuff from those resources

Then we (mostly) throw it away

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What is the alternative to take, make, dispose?

The Circular Economy

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Recycling is key in creating the circular economy

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Game: What can be recycled?

START

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Like the photos of things that can be recycled

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