GARBAGE/RUBBISH/TRASH/LIT TER HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE?
Explain the meanings of the following:  1. After us the deluge.  2. Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors.  3. One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.
Country with a litter problem The UK is one of the most heavily littered countries in Europe.
1 mile of country lane -

147

items of litter:
• 40 drinks cans; • 30 plastic bottles; • 20 bits of fast food litter; • 20 crisp packets ; • 20 chocolate bar wrappers; • 10 cigarette packets; • 6 carrier bags; • 1 hub cap – колпак на диск колеса • (there's always a hub cap).
Country without a litter problem Japan not only being one of the safest countries it must also be one of the most litter-free countries.
And here are the five lamest (
зд
.
неудачные
) excuses for not picking up litter:  1. "I don't see why I should pick up other people's litter".  2. "It's the council's job”
This is a good attitude to take if you like paying Council Tax. In England and Wales Local

Authorities already spend around Ј500m per year of our taxes on picking up litter.
 3. "It's dirty"
Not true. It's no more dirty than a little light weeding - just wear some gloves. How dirty can

you get picking up a coke can?
 4. "It's demeaning (to demean - унижать)"
Yes, you may feel a bit self-conscious (смущенный) at first. But the feeling lasts about 5

minutes. People won't think you are nuts (чудак, псих, помешанный)and your friends

will still speak to you.
 5. "I might get hurt picking up something nasty"
There is really very little risk. Out in the countryside you very rarely come across anything

dangerous or unpleasant. It is almost all plastic bottles, cans, crisp packets and chocolate

wrappers.

Good example!!! Look!  About me
My name's Tim Barnes and I pick up litter.

It started when I happened to noticed how litter

strewn (
разбросанный
) one of my favourite walks in

the Cotswolds had become. Next time I did the walk I

took a carrier bag with me and picked some of it up.

After that, it was if someone had given me litter

spectacles - I started seeing it everywhere.

I noticed it most when I was out cycling. Even in the

Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

the roadside verges (
обочины)
are covered in it. It is

almost impossible to find a mile of litter free country

lane.

Now I go out with large refuse sacks and fill two or

three at a time. I do it because I love the countryside

and can't stand by as we turn it into a landfill site

(
место погребения мусора
).

Five good reasons why you should go and pick up some litter:  1. It's enjoyable It is a great excuse to get out in the fresh air, get some exercise and do something useful.  2. You'll make a big difference Twenty minutes litter picking can really transform an area.
Five good reasons why you should go and pick up some litter:  3. You'll feel good Litter picking is surprisingly rewarding. It's very satisfying to look back on a clean, rubbish free land and know it is down to your efforts (это благодаря тебе) .  4. You'll help prevent further littering Studies have shown that people are less likely to drop litter in areas which are litter free. 5. Your countryside needs you Today's litter is very long lived, it does not rot (гниёт) or degrade (разрушается) in a hurry.
How long does it take to decompose? It takes _____ ____ years to decompose. Banana peels Paper bag Newspaper Milk carton Cigarette butts Leather shoes Steel can Plastic container Aluminium can Plastic bottle Disposable diapers Plastic bags 3-4 weeks 1 month 1,5 months 5 years 10-12 years 25-40 years 50 years 50-80 years 200-500 years 450 years 550 years 200-1000 years
Mind your actions!!! Don’t drop litter!