Guide Questions: Answer the following questions briefly. 1. What changes in the materials has harmful effect to the environment? 2. How does it affect our environment? 3. When you see situations like what the pictures show, what will you feel? Why? 4. How do you dispose your garbage at home? 5. As young Filipino citizen, how can you help prevent its harmful effect to the environment? (pasagot Po Kasi mamaya nanamin to ipapasa)

1. Some changes have bad effect like pollution and destruction of habitat and lose of lives. Improper disposal of garbage, harmful chemicals and human waste can cause changes. It can pollute air, land and water. Smoke from the burning of oil and coal and wood can also cause air pollution.

2. Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.

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4. There are many ways to dispose of garbage in an environmentally friendly manner. By recycling and composting your trash, you will reduce the need for landfills and save money. Many cities and towns have implemented recycling programs, making it easy to do the right thing for the planet. Be sure to dispose of hazardous materials, such as batteries and heavy duty cleaning products, in a safe and environmentally conscious manner as well.

5 • Talk to people on what they can do about air pollution.

• Report smoke-belchers to LTO, MMDA, and/or the appropriate local government units.

• Walk or ride your bike to places.

• Take the bus or mass rail transit whenever you can.

• Work with residential associations to stop burning of garbage.

• Plant trees.

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