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THE NATURE – OUR HOME

LET’S JOIN TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR HOME CLEAN!!!

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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT?

This is the natural habitat we live in.

Our health and the way of life depend on the environment. That’s why we have to take care of the environment and not to damage it !

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The components of the environment

THE AIR

The Earth’s atmosphere represents the gas wrapper of the globe, called also AIR.

The main gases, which constitute the Earth atmosphere are: Nitrogen - 78%; Oxygen – 21%, Argon – 1% and some others.

The Atmosphere protects life on the Earth through:

  • Absorbing the ultraviolet solar radiation;
  • Protecting the living creatures from the big differences between day and night temperatures.

The main processes in the atmosphere are:

  • Heating and cooling of the atmosphere air;
  • Evaporation and condensation;
  • The air movements.

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The components of the environment

WATER

The water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. Water is the main part of every living organism.

The water is necessary for:

  • Transformation of food into energy for living creatures;
  • Transfer of minerals from the soil into plants through their root systems;
  • Electric power yield and production.

The atmosphere also contains water in different aggregate states.

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The components of the environment

SOIL

The soil is necessary for the vegetal world:

  • Through their roots they extract water and nutrients;
  • It serves to support people and animals’ movements.

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Biodiversity is the natural diversity of plants and animals and their habitats.

Biodiversity is crucial for humans:

  • For food production;
  • Plants purify the air Растенията пречистват въздуха since they absorb harmful pollutants from the air and release oxygen.

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Men, animals and plants can not exist without air and water�

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT:

  • Plants and animals need air and water.

  • A man can live without water a few days and only a few minutes without air.

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FOR LIFE ON THE EARTH WE NEED CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR �

  • PEOPLE
  • ANIMALS AND PLANTS

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WHICH SUBSTANCES ARE „POLLUTANTS“ ?

The environment could be polluted if harmful substances penetrate the air, water and soil and change their natural composition.

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KINDS OF POLLUTANTS ACCORDING TO THEIR ORIGIN

NATURAL POLLUTANTS:

  • Gases of volcanic eruptions and volcanic ashes;
  • Natural forest fires;
  • Sands from desert areas etc.

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KINDS OF POLLUTANTS ACCORDING TO THEIR ORIGIN

Pollutants originating from human activities :

  • INDUSTRY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION
  • TRANSPORT
  • CONSTRUCTION
  • AGRICULTURE
  • HOUSEHOLD HUMAN ACTIVITIES

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THE POLLUTION INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT THE MAIN WATER POLLUTANT IS WASTE

The rain dissolves some harmful substances, floating in the air and carry them into the soil and water basins.

OIL SLICKS LEAD to environmental disasters in the areas where they occur. All plants and animals die there.

The main pollutants of the air are: exhausted fumes, dust particles from industry, electric power production, vehicles and heating of the buildings. The natural circulation of the air is disturbed, which leads to global warming and climate change in long term.

Logging leads deforestation and leads to disturbance of the environmental balance: water sources dry up, the soil fails to retain moisture, the climate changes, which influence the animal and plant world.

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THE POLLUTION INFLUENCE ON THE human health

  • The air pollution affects negatively respiratory system, skin and mucosal lining.
  • The water pollution of the open water basins can provoke digestive system diseases in case of drinking or skin problems in case of bathing..
  • The soil pollution is transferred to the plant and animal world and finally to the humans.

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HOW MUNICIPAL COMPANY „CLEANLINESS“ HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT ?

  • The company provides containers for household and construction waste.
  • It transports the waste to the special landfill sites.
  • It transports the selected waste packages made from paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal.
  • These are delivered for procession in order to reuse the materials.
  • The company cleans the streets by sweeping and washing them with special machines.
  • It removes dirt from public places.
  • It cleans the illegal graffiti.

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CONTAINERS FOR WASTE COLLECTION

  • Household waste

The household waste coming from people’s routine activities are collected in metal containers of BOBR and KUKA type.

  • Construction waste

Construction waste coming from repair and construction works are collected in containers of BOAT type.

  • Type BOBR

  • Type KUKA

  • Type BOAT

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Containers for separate waste collection

  • Package waste

Package waste are the containers or wrappings in which products are kept, transported, sold and bought.

They are collected separately according to the kind of their material and delivered to 2 waste processing companies.

ECOPACK BULGARA AD

  • Blue – paper and cardboard packaging
  • Yellow – plastic and metal packaging
  • Green – glass containers

BULECOPACK AD–

  • Yellow – paper, cardboard, plastic and metal packaging
  • Green – glass containers
  • ECOPACK BULGARA AD – “Central” and “Thrace” living districts

  • BULECOPACK AD– “West” and “South” living districts

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HOW DOES THE SEPARATE WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM WORKS?��1. THE CONSUMER PAYS – THE PRICE OF EVERY PRODUCT CONTAINS PACKAGE FEE. THESE FEES FINANCE THE SEPARATE WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. 2. PACKAGE WASTE IS COLLECTED IN OVER 15000 COLLOURED CONTAINERS.�3. CONTAINERS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS ARE SERVICED BY A DIFFERENT LORRY ON DIFFERENT DAYS WEEKLY�4. THE WASTE FROM COLLOURED CONTAINERS IS DELIVERED TO 15 OWN SORTING INSTALLATIONS FOR FURTHER SEPARATION.�5. There are over 50 recycling plants in Bulgaria for proceeding package waste.�6. The recycled package waste is reused as row material for production of new products.����THE SEPARATE WASTE COLLECTION SAVES NATURAL RESOURCES AND �KEEPS THE NATURE CLEAN!

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WASTE TRANSPORTATION

  • Household waste lorry

  • Construction waste

lorry

  • Waste packaging lorry

HOUSEHOLD AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE

Household waste is transported to specially designed places called landfill sites. The household waste is placed in cells, which are well-isolated in order to prevent it from pollution.

Construction waste in small quantities is used to fortify road pavement and infrastructure of the landfills.

PACKAGE WASTE

Package waste is transported to separation and recycling plants. Raw materials are produced from the waste and they are reused for production of new products.

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STREET SWEEPING AND WASHING

  • Street sweeping manually

  • Street and pavement sweeping by machines.

Street sweeping

Waste is removed from streets manually by using special devices.

Dust is cleaned from streets by using machines. They are provided with spraying devices to prevent air from becoming dusty.

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Street washing

The washing of street lanes is carried out by machines daily. In this way we remove the dust and improve the quality of air.

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POLLUTION REMOVAL

  • Pollution

  • Front loader

In cases of illegitimate waste disposal we have the obligation to collect and transport it to the specified places.

The removal of waste is carried out with the help of front loader and then it is transported to a landfill.

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GRAFFITI CLEANING

  • A public underpass „painted“ with graffiti

  • After cleaning

THE MUNICIPAL COMPANY „CLEANLINESS“ is responsible for cleaning graffiti paintings from public places.

The graffiti are removed with the help of a sandblaster, which works under very high pressure and with expensive kind of sand.

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Graffiti cleaning

Nature is the best artist!

The Natural wealth should be protected and preserved for the future generations!

The Youth hill in Plovdiv - home of some protected species

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How to help protect the environment in small steps?

What to do if we feel cold and the heating is working?

  • Just put on warmer clothes!

What to do if we are reading a book at home and the light is not enough?

  • Come closer to the lamp!

What to do if we are waiting in our car in front of the barrier for the train to pass?

  • Switch off the engine while waiting!

What to do to keep the Earth air cleaner?

  • Use energy saving appliances;
  • Turn on only those appliances you need at the current moment;
  • Don’t cut trees and forests, because we will live in cold and nothing would purify the air.

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HOW TO BE “GREEN” AND KEEP THE NATURE CLEAN?

HOW TO KEEP WATER CLEAN?

  • By not throwing waste and harmful substances in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans

HOW TO KEEP SOIL CLEAN?

  • By throwing our waste in the containers intended

for this purpose

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE NEGATIVE HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

  • Greenhouse effect
  • Global warming
  • Melting of the Arctic ice
  • Global ocean level rise

Why not to scratch on the rocks?

  • Because they are made by Nature and are beautiful enough without our interference

LET’S DO IT ALL TOGETHER!!!