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(i) Fumes and gases from burning materials cause cough and breathing problem
(ii) Dry leaves can be used for making manure.

(i) The waste that can be acted upon by bacteria or earthworms from those that cannot be degraded.
(ii) (a) any metal items
(iii) (b) Kitchen waste, animal dung (or named item)

a. (i) Poor people or poverty
(ii) Removing the garbage generated by others.
(iii) Exposing himself to harmful substances.
(iv) Sorting out the recyclable waste.
b. (i) Exposing cow to hazardous material.
(ii) Possibility of polythene choking the animal to death.
(iii) Incorrect/improper disposal of polythene by us.
c. (i) Large quantity of waste generated.
(ii) Expecting others to clear the waste generated by us.
(iii) Unhealthy surrounding
(iv) Unpleasant sight Any other.

Along with government and local muncipality corporations, it is also the duty of every citizen to help in garbage disposal. A clean environment is necessary to keep us healthy and also to avoid spread of diseases. We should throw garbage at proper places, such as dustbins so that safai karmcharis can collect the garbage easily.

(a) Paper can be recycled, polythene bags do not degrade.
(b) Every member should do it.
(c) Earthworms. They convert waste from plants and animals or their product into compost.

Hint:
(a) They do not burn easily.
(b) The burnt pieces may be eaten by cows and choke them.
(c) The gases emanated prove to be a health hazard for humans.
(d) The ashes left on burning are toxic.
(e) Adds to soil polution. Any other

Give your justification according to your stand if you are for or against the ban.

(a) Different kinds of packaging materials used commonly are:
1. Cardboard - used as shoe, soap, bulb and other boxes.
2. Plastic Bags - Toys covers, sarees bags, shopping bags, etc.
3. Wooden Boxes - Fruit baskets and boxes for hardware.
4. Jute Bags - School bags, shopping bags, vegetable bags, etc.
(b) By reusing the packaging material, we can reduced packaging material.
(c) The basic purpose of packaging is to protect the product from tampering and to maintain its freshness. However, most of the packaging material is used to beautify the boxes and make them look attractive on the shelves. Unfortunately a large volume of packaging material goes waste and is thrown into dustbin. For example, in most of the places, the dustbins are full of chips and biscuits wrappers. It unnecessarily increases the amount of garbage. It also increase the cost of the product due to unnecessary packaging. We should seriously consider how to reduce unnecessary packaging.

Left over food at home along with other kitchen waste like vegetable peels, paper are dumped into compost pit to convert them into manure. Later on the manure is used to grow plants.

Packaging increases the amount of garbage as it is quite useless after the product is delivered and utilised. These useless packaging materials are thrown away and just add loads to the garbage. Some of them are made of plastics and are non – biodegradable and are hazardous to the environment.

We will select banana leaf platter because it can be easily converted into manure by composting. Plastic plate can be recycled but in this process it gives out harmful gases which pollute the environment. Plastic items cannot be converted into manure by composting.

Yes, I think it is better to use compost instead of chemical fertilizer because: 

1. It is environment friendly and add natural fertility to the soil. 

2. It doesn’t have adverse effect on nature and creates no pollution. 

3. The food items grown are also healthy and do not contain any chemicals. 

4. It is cheaper than the chemical fertilizer. 

5. Soil will never loss its fertility if we use compost.