The WEEE Man: A Symbol of Waste and Environmental Crisis
The WEEE Man, designed by Paul Bonomini, stands as a striking 7-meter tall sculpture made from 3.3 tons of electronic waste, highlighting the staggering amount of junk we produce over our lifetimes. Representing Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE), it sheds light on the alarming extinction rates of plants and animals, with 16,928 species currently threatened. Pollution, particularly in water bodies, devastates wildlife, while recycling efforts, like those for glass, remain vital. Every family contributes to the waste cycle; let’s make a change.
The WEEE Man: A Symbol of Waste and Environmental Crisis
E N D
Presentation Transcript
The Eden project • The Weee man was designed by Paul Bonomini it is a huge scrap of metal created into a sculpture with represents how much we throw away in our lifetime • It weighs 3.3 tones and seven metres tall • The weee man is made from electrical and electronic waste like washing machines and TV’S etc • Wee represents Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment
Animal Extinction • 16,928 plants and animals are dying • Since 1500 800 species of plants and animals have gone extinct • There are 1,170 animals endangered in the wild • Just some of these animals are endangered like African elephants
Water pollution 46% of Americas lakes are polluted for fishing each year 250 million water-based deaths diseases happens 70% of wasters dump there rubbish in the rivers In 2010 America was polluted by an oil spill and it went 125 miles
Recycling • Glass is 100% recyclable • Every council in the country has glass bottle banks • On average every family use 330 glass bottle and jars a year • One bottle bank can hold up to 3000 bottles a year
