Environmental Challenges and Sustainability · The Anthropocene

Waste Management and the Circular Economy

Exploring alternatives to the 'take-make-waste' model of consumption.

Key Questions

  1. 1Where does our trash go when it is 'thrown away'?
  2. 2How can products be designed for easier recycling and reuse?
  3. 3What are the geographic challenges of managing electronic waste?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Geography
Unit: Environmental Challenges and Sustainability
Period: The Anthropocene

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