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Personal, Environmental Hygiene and SanitationSTUDENT WORKSHEETHOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WASTEYOU GENERATE EVERYDAY?1) Can you list the waste that you have generated today?(like newspaper pamphlets, foodleftovers, fruit peels etc)_______________________________2) Count the number of wastes that can rot and disappear over a period of time from thelist given: Aluminium foil, plastic bag, toffee wrapper, banana peel, leftover food andmeat, paper, atta, cans, leather wallet.____________.3) Have you ever done the following?• Used water left from washing dals, vegetables to water the plants?______________.• Recycled water while washing clothes to mop the house or clean thecourtyard?________.• Used the water left in your water bottle to water a nearby plant ?_______________.• Used kitchen waste to manure the plants in your home?______________.• Made sure that you don't throw plastics on the streets?________________________.• Carried a can or packet of something you have consumed on your way to some placeall the way to be disposed in a bin only and nowhere else. _______________________ .4) Are you aware of biodegradable and nonbiodegradable wastes? ____________________.5) Have you heard of compost or organic manure?____________________________.6) Have you heard of zero waste management?__________________________________.7) Do you segregate dry and wet waste at home?_________________________________.8) Do you Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Refuse? _______________________.37