Claudia and Leyre's Journal

Dear friends,

The most interesting thing we learned about sustainability in our community is we consume lots of products.

Something we learned about culture from doing this project is most of the people consume the same.

Something unique about consumption and sustainability in our community is we need to try hard to reuse and recycle.

We would like feedback on our project and let us know if you have more ideas.

Sincerely,

Claudia and Leyre

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Sustainability Photojournal

 Hello we want to share with you our  Sustainability Photojournal to share sustainability practices with our community.

In order to create this journal we:

• Research what we consume in our daily life to learn about the materials and natural resources used to produce these products and services.
• Notice why we consume certain products.
• Learn the 5Rs of sustainability: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, and recycle.
• Exchange cultural perspectives with our international peers.

We are going to share our journals with you soon!!

6th grade students

Everyday Consumption by Izan, Victor, Sara and Romaysa

 Hello,

A product that we consume daily is the napkin.

Some materials and natural resources with which it is made are cotton, recycled cotton or linen.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is that producing a single ton of paper napkins requires 17 trees and 24.5 gallons of water, and produces up to 7.5 pounds of greenhouse gases.

Sincerely,

Izan, Victor, Sara, Romaysa.

 

Everyday Consumption by Claudia, Leyre, Artion and Amadou

 Hello,

One product we consume daily is chocolate.

Some materials and natural resources it is made from are  a cocoa bean and water.

Something that surprised us about my consumption is that Cacao causes lot of harm to the environment:

-Deforestation: Cacao cultivation contributes to deforestation, especially in Africa and Latin America, losing biodiversity and destroying ecosystems.

-Use of chemical products: Pesticides and fertilizers can contaminate soil and water, affecting local fauna and flora.

-CO₂ emissions: The production and transport of cocoa generates greenhouse gases, increasing the carbon footprint.

-Water consumption: Cacao cultivation is water intensive, with high costs for local water resources.

-Packaging waste: Plastic packaging and other materials can contribute to waste pollution

Sincerely,

Claudia, Leyre, Artiom, Amadou. 

Everyday Consumption by Megan, Nayara, Noa and Dennis

A product that we consume daily is the marker.

Some materials and natural resources with which it is made are a compressed ink, a plastic or aluminum tube that ends in a point.Plastic and ink can contaminate land and water and cause great damage.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is that it is pollutable.

Sincerely Megan,Nayara,Noa and Dennis.

Everyday Consumption by Aarón, Sherlyn and Avetik

 Dear friends, 

One product we consume daily is plastic pens .

Some materials and natural resources are plastic and chemicals. The ink has so many chemicals, and the casing is made from plastic.

Something that surprised us about our consumption is not good for the environment, because the ink has chemicals, and the plastic comes from very polluting factories. 

1 pen consumes so much, the machines consume so much gasoline, consumes 5 liters per hour, the ink does similarly the same, but it consumes TOO MUCH gasoline. 10 liters per hour.

Sincerely,

Aarón, Sherlyn, i Avetik

Everyday Consumption by Nora T, Andrea and Kenza

 Dear peers,

One product we consume daily is WC paper.

Some materials and natural resources it is made from are cellulose pulp, coming from tree wood and eucalyptus, as it is very cheap and resistant. Other materials are also used, such as cotton and hemp.

 

Something that surprised us about our consumption is It takes more than 1 year to disappear and 27,000 trees are needed to produce the amount of toilet paper used daily in the world.

 

Sincerely, Nora T, Andrea, Kenza