Fair Trade, Food labelling and Recycled Packaging Miss Thomson PACKAGING FACTS  According to WasteOnline, UK households produce the equivalent weight of around 245 jumbo jets per week in packaging waste. In fact, 3.2m tonnes of the 26m tonnes of household waste produced annually comes from packaging Packaging Starter Activity 3 minutes     WHY DO WE PACKAGE FOODS? To protect the product from damage, both accidental or malicious damage (where someone damages the product on purpose) To make the product more attractive to the consumer To make it easier to transport the product Objectives By the end of the lesson, you will      understand why foods are labelled know why food packaging is required understand the importance of recycling food packaging understand the role of Fair Trade be able to identify advantages and disadvantages of purchasing fair trade ingredients WHAT IS ON FOOD PACKAGING? • Name of the product, • Name & Address of Manufacturer • Nutritional information • Ingredients • Weight • Best Before Date • Storage conditions • Instruction for use • Country of origin What materials do we use?         Plastic Glass Cardboard Metal Paper Polystyrene Bio-degradable Corn Starch Aluminium Foil Green packaging Green packaging causes less damage to the environment than other forms of packaging - it is 'environmentally friendly'. There are three types of green packaging:    Reusable packaging, such as glass bottles, which can be cleaned and reused to store the same food or something else. Recyclable packaging, This is made of materials that can be used again, usually after processing, for packaging or some other purpose. Recyclable packaging materials include glass, metal, card and paper. Biodegradable packaging, This will easily breakdown and disappear into the soil or the atmosphere, without causing damage. PACKAGING FACTS  According to WasteOnline, UK households produce the equivalent weight of around 245 jumbo jets per week in packaging waste. In fact, 3.2m tonnes of the 26m tonnes of household waste produced annually comes from packaging Why Recycle? 1. 2. 3. Because landfills are filling up. Because incinerating waste produces gases that affect the environment. Because re-using products for other purposes saves precious resources which would be used in making the same product over and over again. Recycling symbols : Fair Trade What is it? This is a system of trade which ensures farmers in under-developed countries receive fair prices for their products and work in safe conditions. Examples of foods: chocolate, honey, bananas and other fruit, beverages tea, coffee, fruit juice. FAIR TRADE Advantages 1. 2. Better working conditions for farmers Local sustainability for workers and trade farmers in poorer countries Disadvantages 1. Expensive 2. Food Miles on the environment Questions    Identify three facts you have learned in today's lesson. Why should we buy Fair Trade food products? Why is it important to recycle packaging? Homework 1. 2. Choose one of the topics below and produce a promotional poster on Fair Trade Recycling of Food Packaging