Put a tick (√) against the garbage items given in Table 16.1 which could be converted into manure. Put a cross 0 against the others.

Read the poem written below and then answer the questions from the information gathered from the book or elsewhere.

Blue and green

Two bins, you mean?

Yes, they are there

To throw your waste.

But not in a hurry

Nor in a haste.

Select from waste, sieve if seems muddy

Separate all item and when they are ready

Place in a blue, or one that is green

For a voyage to the landfill, or for composting.

(i) Name the two kinds of waste that need to be separated from each other in two different waste bins.

(ii) Name two items of waste each that need to be sent to a

(a) landfill, (b) for composting.

Beera, a farmer would clear his field everyday, and burn dry leaves fallen on the ground. After sometime he found that those living in huts near his field were suffering from cough and breathing problems.

(i) Can you explain why?

(ii) Also suggest an environment friendly way to dispose the dry leaves.

The pie charts A and B shown in Fig. 16.1 are based on waste segregation method adopted by two families X and Y respectively.

Which of the two families X or Y do you think is more environmentally conscious and why?

Given below are steps in vermicomposting and each step has been given an alphabet. Rearrange the steps in the correct sequence and write the alphabets on the chart provided. One step is done for you.

F: Dig a pit in a suitable place in your garden.

C: Spread sand on the floor of the pit.

E: Add vegetable peels and fruits waste in the pit.

A: Sprinkle water to keep it moist.

D: Place red worms in the pit.

B: Cover with a gunny bag or grass.