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Chapter
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National Cleanliness Day
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Chapter
Taking Charge of Waste
12
National Cleanliness Day
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   149 6/24/2024   3:06:18 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
150
•	 What 	 are	 the 	 children	 and 	 the 	 teacher	 doing 	 in 	 the	
picture? 	
•	 Why 	are 	they	cleaning	the 	 park?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 seen	 piles	 of 	 waste	 lying	 around	 your	
home 	or	 school?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 thought 	 about	 how	 this 	 waste	 is 	 created?
•	 Recall 	 different	 activities	 that	 you	 and	 your	 elders 	 do	
during 	 the	 day. 	 How	 do 	 these	 activities	 create 	 waste? 	
Finally, 	 what 	do	we	 do 	 with 	the 	waste?
•	 Share 	 your	findings 	with	your	classmates.
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Note to the Teacher
	 Remind	 children 	 of 	 some	 examples 	 of 	 common 	 waste-producing	
activities,	 e.g.,	 packaged	 products, 	 take-away	 food, 	 plastic	 and	
decorations.
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Chapter
Taking Charge of Waste
12
National Cleanliness Day
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   149 6/24/2024   3:06:18 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
150
•	 What 	 are	 the 	 children	 and 	 the 	 teacher	 doing 	 in 	 the	
picture? 	
•	 Why 	are 	they	cleaning	the 	 park?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 seen	 piles	 of 	 waste	 lying	 around	 your	
home 	or	 school?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 thought 	 about	 how	 this 	 waste	 is 	 created?
•	 Recall 	 different	 activities	 that	 you	 and	 your	 elders 	 do	
during 	 the	 day. 	 How	 do 	 these	 activities	 create 	 waste? 	
Finally, 	 what 	do	we	 do 	 with 	the 	waste?
•	 Share 	 your	findings 	with	your	classmates.
1
Note to the Teacher
	 Remind	 children 	 of 	 some	 examples 	 of 	 common 	 waste-producing	
activities,	 e.g.,	 packaged	 products, 	 take-away	 food, 	 plastic	 and	
decorations.
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How is waste Created?
In	 our 	 everyday	
activities, 	 we	 create	 a	
lot	 of	 waste. 	 We 	 dispose 	
of 	 old 	 clothes, 	 tins,	
bottles, 	 paper, 	 peels	 of	
vegetables 	 and	 fruits,	
plastic 	 wrappers, 	 pencil	
shavings, 	 old	 batteries	
and	 so	 many 	 other	
things.	
We 	 try	 to	 throw	
the	 waste 	 away	 but	
sometimes 	 we	 see	 that	
it	 ends 	 up	 in	 garbage	
piles. 	 These	 are	 the	
piles	 of	 waste	 that	
you 	 see 	 around	 your	
home, 	 school	 or	 in	 the	
neighbourhood.	
How 	do	you	feel	about 	it?	
Do 	 you	think	 we	can	do	something	about	it?
Managing waste
We 	 need 	 to 	 learn	 to	 manage	 waste. 	 Managing 	 waste 	
is 	 in	 our	 own	 hands.	 Each 	 one	 of	 us	 has	 to 	 learn	
to	 manage 	 waste.	 We	 can	 learn	 from	 people	 and 	
places 	 that	 are	 managing	 their 	 waste	 well.	
Let 	 us	see	what	they	do	and	how	they	do	it! 	
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Chapter
Taking Charge of Waste
12
National Cleanliness Day
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   149 6/24/2024   3:06:18 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
150
•	 What 	 are	 the 	 children	 and 	 the 	 teacher	 doing 	 in 	 the	
picture? 	
•	 Why 	are 	they	cleaning	the 	 park?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 seen	 piles	 of 	 waste	 lying	 around	 your	
home 	or	 school?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 thought 	 about	 how	 this 	 waste	 is 	 created?
•	 Recall 	 different	 activities	 that	 you	 and	 your	 elders 	 do	
during 	 the	 day. 	 How	 do 	 these	 activities	 create 	 waste? 	
Finally, 	 what 	do	we	 do 	 with 	the 	waste?
•	 Share 	 your	findings 	with	your	classmates.
1
Note to the Teacher
	 Remind	 children 	 of 	 some	 examples 	 of 	 common 	 waste-producing	
activities,	 e.g.,	 packaged	 products, 	 take-away	 food, 	 plastic	 and	
decorations.
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151
How is waste Created?
In	 our 	 everyday	
activities, 	 we	 create	 a	
lot	 of	 waste. 	 We 	 dispose 	
of 	 old 	 clothes, 	 tins,	
bottles, 	 paper, 	 peels	 of	
vegetables 	 and	 fruits,	
plastic 	 wrappers, 	 pencil	
shavings, 	 old	 batteries	
and	 so	 many 	 other	
things.	
We 	 try	 to	 throw	
the	 waste 	 away	 but	
sometimes 	 we	 see	 that	
it	 ends 	 up	 in	 garbage	
piles. 	 These	 are	 the	
piles	 of	 waste	 that	
you 	 see 	 around	 your	
home, 	 school	 or	 in	 the	
neighbourhood.	
How 	do	you	feel	about 	it?	
Do 	 you	think	 we	can	do	something	about	it?
Managing waste
We 	 need 	 to 	 learn	 to	 manage	 waste. 	 Managing 	 waste 	
is 	 in	 our	 own	 hands.	 Each 	 one	 of	 us	 has	 to 	 learn	
to	 manage 	 waste.	 We	 can	 learn	 from	 people	 and 	
places 	 that	 are	 managing	 their 	 waste	 well.	
Let 	 us	see	what	they	do	and	how	they	do	it! 	
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Our Wondrous World | Class 3
152
ways to Manage waste
Very	 often, 	 you	 will 	 find 	 trash	 on 	
the	 roadside,	 near	 houses 	 and	
yards.	 Cows	 and 	 other	 animals 	
can	 die 	 by	 eating 	 plastic	 mixed	
with 	 food.	 Some	 people	 burn	
plastic	 which	 releases	 harmful	
gases.
People	 start	 falling	 ill	
because	 of	 all 	 the	 garbage	
around	 them.	 Puddles	 and 	
wastewater 	 can	 be	 seen	 flowing 	
through	 the	 roads.	 This	 leads	
to	 an 	 increase 	 in 	 mosquitoes.	 	
This	 can	 cause	 diseases	
through	 their	 bites.	 The	
wastewater	 may	 carry	 germs	
that 	 cause 	 other	 diseases.	 	 	 	 	 	 	
But	 in	 some	 places,	 people	 have	 worked	 very	
hard	 to	 clean	 their	 houses 	 and	 surroundings.	 We	
will	 learn	 how	 they	 do	 this	 in 	 the	 following	 sections.
Observe 	 your	 surroundings.
•	 How 	 clean 	 are	the	surroundings	 of	your	school? 	
•	 Do	 you	 find 	 waste 	 lying	 in	 or	 outside	 your	 classrooms	 	 	 	 	 	
or	on	the 	school	grounds?
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Chapter
Taking Charge of Waste
12
National Cleanliness Day
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   149 6/24/2024   3:06:18 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
150
•	 What 	 are	 the 	 children	 and 	 the 	 teacher	 doing 	 in 	 the	
picture? 	
•	 Why 	are 	they	cleaning	the 	 park?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 seen	 piles	 of 	 waste	 lying	 around	 your	
home 	or	 school?
•	 Have 	 you	 ever 	 thought 	 about	 how	 this 	 waste	 is 	 created?
•	 Recall 	 different	 activities	 that	 you	 and	 your	 elders 	 do	
during 	 the	 day. 	 How	 do 	 these	 activities	 create 	 waste? 	
Finally, 	 what 	do	we	 do 	 with 	the 	waste?
•	 Share 	 your	findings 	with	your	classmates.
1
Note to the Teacher
	 Remind	 children 	 of 	 some	 examples 	 of 	 common 	 waste-producing	
activities,	 e.g.,	 packaged	 products, 	 take-away	 food, 	 plastic	 and	
decorations.
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   150 6/24/2024   3:06:22 PM
Taking Charge of Waste
151
How is waste Created?
In	 our 	 everyday	
activities, 	 we	 create	 a	
lot	 of	 waste. 	 We 	 dispose 	
of 	 old 	 clothes, 	 tins,	
bottles, 	 paper, 	 peels	 of	
vegetables 	 and	 fruits,	
plastic 	 wrappers, 	 pencil	
shavings, 	 old	 batteries	
and	 so	 many 	 other	
things.	
We 	 try	 to	 throw	
the	 waste 	 away	 but	
sometimes 	 we	 see	 that	
it	 ends 	 up	 in	 garbage	
piles. 	 These	 are	 the	
piles	 of	 waste	 that	
you 	 see 	 around	 your	
home, 	 school	 or	 in	 the	
neighbourhood.	
How 	do	you	feel	about 	it?	
Do 	 you	think	 we	can	do	something	about	it?
Managing waste
We 	 need 	 to 	 learn	 to	 manage	 waste. 	 Managing 	 waste 	
is 	 in	 our	 own	 hands.	 Each 	 one	 of	 us	 has	 to 	 learn	
to	 manage 	 waste.	 We	 can	 learn	 from	 people	 and 	
places 	 that	 are	 managing	 their 	 waste	 well.	
Let 	 us	see	what	they	do	and	how	they	do	it! 	
Ch 12 Taking charge of waste.indd   151 6/24/2024   3:06:25 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
152
ways to Manage waste
Very	 often, 	 you	 will 	 find 	 trash	 on 	
the	 roadside,	 near	 houses 	 and	
yards.	 Cows	 and 	 other	 animals 	
can	 die 	 by	 eating 	 plastic	 mixed	
with 	 food.	 Some	 people	 burn	
plastic	 which	 releases	 harmful	
gases.
People	 start	 falling	 ill	
because	 of	 all 	 the	 garbage	
around	 them.	 Puddles	 and 	
wastewater 	 can	 be	 seen	 flowing 	
through	 the	 roads.	 This	 leads	
to	 an 	 increase 	 in 	 mosquitoes.	 	
This	 can	 cause	 diseases	
through	 their	 bites.	 The	
wastewater	 may	 carry	 germs	
that 	 cause 	 other	 diseases.	 	 	 	 	 	 	
But	 in	 some	 places,	 people	 have	 worked	 very	
hard	 to	 clean	 their	 houses 	 and	 surroundings.	 We	
will	 learn	 how	 they	 do	 this	 in 	 the	 following	 sections.
Observe 	 your	 surroundings.
•	 How 	 clean 	 are	the	surroundings	 of	your	school? 	
•	 Do	 you	 find 	 waste 	 lying	 in	 or	 outside	 your	 classrooms	 	 	 	 	 	
or	on	the 	school	grounds?
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Draw 	 or	 paste	 a	 picture 	 of 	 a	 locality. 	 Identify	 the	 places 	
where 	 there 	 is	 garbage	 or	 wastewater	 or	 smoke 	 by	 circling	
them 	 in 	 red. 	 Try 	 to	 find 	 out	 how	 the 	 waste	 gets	 there.
If	 you	 belong	 to	 a	 place 	 that	 manages	 its	 waste	
well, 	 ask	 the 	 elders 	 how	 it	 is	 done.	 Share	 your 	
findings 	 in	 the 	 class.
Now 	 let 	 us	 talk	 about	 those	 people	 who	 manage	
waste 	 well.
Reduce
Many 	 people 	 avoid	 food	 and 	
drinks 	 packed	 in	 wrappers	 or	
plastic 	 bottles	 and	 use 	 cloth	
bags	 in	 place	 of	 plastic	 bags	 to	
reduce 	 waste.
Have 	you	ever	tried	doing	this?
REDUCE the amount of waste you create	 is 	 the 	 first 	
rule 	 they	 follow.	
How 	can	you	 help	in 	 reducing	waste?
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