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Illegal dumping and Arbor Week

Illegal dumping and its dangers, and why we plant indigenous trees in Arbor Week. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Illegal dumping

  • Never play on a rubbish heap: it may hide glass, metal and poison.
  • Old tyres in the veld: mosquitoes breed in them and they burn badly.
  • Don’t burn rubbish in the street: the smoke pollutes and fire can spread. Never pour car oil down a drain or onto the ground.
  • See someone dumping? Tell an adult so it can be reported. Communities hold clean-ups and put up signs.
  • Garden waste can become rich compost instead of being dumped in the veld. An old jar for buttons is reusing.
We clean up the veld.
We clean up the veld.
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Arbor Week

Dig a bigholePlant theyoung treeFill theholeWater it
A young tree then needs regular water and protection.
  • An indigenous tree suits our climate and feeds animals. Alien trees like bluegums use lots of water and crowd out other plants.
  • Every year a Tree of the Year is chosen to teach people about indigenous trees.
  • September is spring and the rains start in most areas: a good time to plant. Trees in town give shade and cool the air.
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Remember this: your summary
  • Illegal dumping: leaving rubbish where it is not allowed, like building rubble next to a river.
  • Rubbish heaps bring rats and flies, poison and plastic in rivers, and cost the municipality money.
  • Take old furniture and rubble to a landfill site or recycling depot.
  • Arbor Week is the first week of September; the national tree is the real yellowwood.
  • Trees take in carbon dioxide and give oxygen; their roots stop soil erosion.

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Yellowwood is our national tree; in September (spring) we plant.

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