Hello everybody! How are you today?
Mermaid, you look sad.
And angry.
-Are you okay? -No, I'm not!
Why? What happened?
This happened.
I found it at the bottom of the sea.
Can you believe it?
That's bad.
Do you think this should be at the bottom of the ocean?
And look at me, I'm covered in rubbish!
You're right.
All this rubbish needs to be somewhere else.
But, where?
Well, all these objects can be recycled
to give them a new use in the future.
That's how we help reduce pollution and fight global warming.
Two things dangerous for our future and for the environment.
Both are responsible for global warming.
Okay, let's recycle! But, how?
It's easy. Can you help us?
Look, these are our recycling bins.
You have to separate the rubbish to recycle it.
Where do you think this glass bottle goes?
In the green bin, in the yellow bin or in the blue bin?
I think in the green bin.
You're right, Mermaid!
Glass and jars go in the green bin.
-Can you help me? -Yes!
Excellent.
And now, look at this tin can.
Where do we put the tin can to recycle it?
In the green bin, in the yellow bin or in the blue tin?
-In the yellow bin! -Excellent, Mermaid!
That's right.
Let's put the can and all the plastic containers
in the yellow bin.
Now, where do you recycle this paper?
In the green bin, in the yellow bin or in the blue bin?
-In the blue bin! -Excellent, Mermaid!
Paper and cart can be recycled in the blue bin.
So now we've learned how to separate the rubbish
to recycle.
Recycling keeps the rubbish out of our oceans and forests.
Yes, and something very important:
Recycling helps save our planet.
How?
We recycle paper, plastic and glass to give them a new life.
And we can also save energy by turning off the lights
when we leave the room.
We can use renewable energies like from the sun,
the water or the wind.
And we can travel by bus so we don't we use fossil fuels
like petrol and diesel.
I don't like the smoke from cars. I prefer electric cars.
The smoke from cars affects our ecosystem.
It causes global warming and makes the sea levels rise.
This would be a dangerous situation for our jungles and our forests.
The planet would turn into a huge desert.
Do you understand, Mermaid?
Yes!
We have to recycle all the rubbish we find:
all the glass, all the plastic, all the paper...
If not, all the jungles and oceans will turn into a huge desert.
Yes, more or less, Mermaid.
So, everybody,
remember to recycle
and turn off the lights at home when you leave the room.
Bye!
Let's keep recycling Mermaid. Where does this go?
Great! How about this?