Name:
Recycling, Transport and
Sustainable Development
Learning Objectives
 To understand the meaning of sustainable development
 To know the issues connected with developing successful
recycling and transport policies.
 To describe what a sustainable feature is.
 To explain how cities are becoming more sustainable.
Put each item into the correct recycling bin below.
Old jeans
Glass and Cans
Empty milk
bottle
Paper and
cardboard
Cereal box
Can of pop
Trainers
Wine bottle
Newspaper
Pizza box
Clothes
Pop bottle
Jam jar
Yoghurt pot
Junk mail
Beans can
Plastic
Transport Comparison Activity
There are many different forms of transport. What do you think are
the benefits and disadvantages of each type of transport listed
below?
Car
Boat
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Train
Positive
Bus
Positive
Negative
Plane
Positive
Negative
Negative
Bicycle
Positive
Negative
Read each box and tick if you save
energy this way.
Draw and label another point for
your energy action plan.
11.
How energy efficient
are you? (11)
Energy
Water
Traffic
Recycling
Rainfall is collected and used to flush toilets
and water plants.
Wind power and solar power is used to
produce electricity for light and heat.
Houses built use methods that save energy
and materials and are well insulated to keep
heat in.
There are good public service links such as
buses, trams and trains.
People are encouraged not to drive but to
walk, cycle or use public transport.
Waste water from baths and showers can be
collected and filtered and used to water
plants and flush toilets.
Increase in pedestrian only areas and roads
may be designed to make driving difficult.
Methods such as planting trees and lightening
surface colours are used to reduce the need
for air conditioning.
Recycling is essential to cities around the
world. It uses less energy, which preserves
natural resources for the future.
Councils offer new wheelie bins to collect
glass, paper and garden waste.
Green House Design
Design an environmentally friendly house and explain how it is
sustainable.