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So far on my clock the materials I have used include:

 Sustainability

Timber- (for the base of my clock)

Cardboard- (we have used cardboard for our layers. We stick our layers on the cardboard then we cut the cardboard out with pliers and then we uses scissors to cut out the fine parts)

sand paper- (We use sand paper to sand the edges of the timber to make them smooth and soft)

Thermoplastic- (we use this on the vacuum former to mold our design)


Some issues associated with plastics on the environment are:

 - Plastic is a lot of pollution on the beaches especially in the water e.g turtles they live in the water and they mistake plastic bags for jelly fish and the plastic bag gets stuck in their stomach and then they die.  

- plastic bags are usually just left on the floor and the wind could carry them to another animal and it could fly onto its head and get stuck so the animal would suffocate and die, in the same case as the turtles.


Steps you and your family can take to reduce plastic consumption and protect the environment are:


- always recycle e.g. plastic bags and glass bottles


- don't litter, always put your rubbish in the bin


- if you see any rubbish lying around pick it up and put it in the bin


- to reduce plastic consumption instead of using wrappings or glad wrap or any of that sort of stuff you could just put them in containers or boxes. This helps the amount of plastic and wrappings lying around.