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How much litter is found in Italian urban parks?

Cigarette butts and disposable products and packaging are at the top of the list of litter found abandoned in urban parks by Legambiente's Park Litter survey. To be precise, cigarette butts account for 27% of the litter collected, followed by paper fragments (23% of the total), unidentifiable pieces of plastic (6.6%), building materials such as tiles, bricks (6.3%), glass bottles and pieces of bottles (4%), bottle caps or pull-tabs from cans (4%). To compile this new report, Legambiente catalogued 32,937 items of litter collected along 53 sample strips in 48 urban parks in 27 cities (Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Catanzaro, Chieti, Cinisello Balsamo, Genoa, Gorizia, Latisana, Milan, Naples, Perugia, Pescara, Piazza Armerina, Pineto, Pisa, Pordenone, Rome, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Rovigo, Ruoti, San Colombano al Lambro, Terralba, Turin, Trieste and Udine). This is equivalent to an average of 6 pieces of litter per square metre monitored. Litter bins are provided in 46 of the 53 strips monitored: “in only 30% of cases are the bins equipped for sorting of litter according to materials.” The data obtained from this survey show us that the problem of litter is still relevant and needs to be tackled by continuing to promote information and awareness campaigns and active citizenship initiatives such as Clean up the World Day, this year at its 29th edition. The survey also looked into the issue of litter bins, present in 46 of the 53 sample strips monitored. It was found that only 30% of the strips are equipped with bins for separate litter collection and that only 18 out of 53 transects (39%) have a lid to prevent the dispersion of material. It is worth noting that one of the main causes of dispersion of litter in the environment is wind. In addition, the presence of manholes and drains was detected in 37 of the 53 sample strips monitored (70%). This parameter is taken into account because, as explained, “studies worldwide have established that one of the main vectors of litter in the marine environment are canals and waterways, which are often connected to the urban sewage system, and the main source of litter is the mismanagement of urban waste.” In 47% of the sample strips (25 out of 53), areas of accumulation were noted, mostly under or near benches.
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E-learning

To inform younger students about Energy and Environment, Science, Chemistry, English culture and English language, with accompanying images, interviews and videos.

E-learning

To inform younger students about Energy and Environment, Science, Chemistry, English culture and English language, with accompanying images, interviews and videos.

Clilinaction

CLIL will no longer be a secret with"clil in action"! Watch the lessons on physics, biology, earth science and chemistry, in CLIL mode, the result of the synergy of Eniscuola with the students and teachers of Italian schools.

Clilinaction

Smartenglish

Improve your English with Smartenglish! An online course, be used alone or in class, to complement the curriculum or to recover debits. An aid for students, a monitoring tool for teachers.

Smartenglish

Scienze in classe

Studying physics, biology, earth science and chemistry has never been so stimulating! Supplement the classroom lessons with those that Eniscuola has created for you with the teachers and students of Italian schools.

Scienze in classe
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International projects

Projects involving students from around the world, of different ages, which allow students to learn new content and release their energy, through participation and discussion.

International projects

Projects involving students from around the world, of different ages, which allow students to learn new content and release their energy, through participation and discussion.

Lab 4 energy

A virtual thematic classroom, high school students linked from various parts of the world for 15 courses on the world of energy, organised by faculty of MIT in Boston and world-renowned experts.

Lab 4 energy

Necst

We are a partner of the NECST project , the European Union programme that connects schools in Croatia, Holland, Norway and Italy in the creation of a digital platform for research and exchange of knowledge on energy production.

Necst

Schoolnet

A storyboard full of texts and drawings to narrate one's country in an original manner: letting loose the imagination of children around the world in the 2014 edition. And for the winners, production of animated short films!

Schoolnet

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Energy knowledge

In 2014, every second, 1,071 barrels of oil and 109 cubic metres of natural gas were consumed. It is estimated…

The energy system

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Oil

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Natural gas

Natural gas is the last fossil source of energy to be used on a global scale. For over a century,…

Coal

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Nuclear

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Biomass

In 2015 biomasses satisfied 9.7% of energy requirement worldwide (International Energy Agency Key World Energy Statistics 2017). Exploitation of this…

Hydroelectric

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Solar

In our Country (Italy) mean annual solar radiation ranges from 3.6 kWh per square metre per day in the Po…

Wind

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Geothermal

Our planet constantly produces energy in the form of heat; from the deepest areas it spreads towards the surface: this…

Hydrogen

The hydrogen used for the production of energy is gas molecule hydrogen, identified with the formula H2. It is a…

Waste

In our daily activities, we produce a lot of waste. When we unwrap a packaged snack, or leave some broccoli…

Circular economy

The circular economy is a sustainable alternative to the current economic system. Switching from the line to the circle means…

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