lifelong learning programme comenius education and culture
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Comenius
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Organic Food In simple words, food that is grown or
raised without chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers is called "organic".
Foods that are labeled as "Organic" need to contain at least 95% organic ingredients, except for added salt and water.
General information
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Biodegradable Plastics Biodegradable plastics are made with biopolymers of hydroxyvalerate
or hydroxybutyrate, but they are also produced in nature during biosynthesis.
Biodegradable means that they decompose under the enzymatic action of microorganisms: bacteria and fungi; therefore, they are not recyclable.
There are other types of biodegradable plastics that are a mixture of synthetic polymers obtained from starch (from potatoes, rice, corn) or cellulose. In these cases, just the natural components are decomposed in oxygen and water (aerobic) or water and methane (under anaerobic conditions), while the synthetic component is just broken in small amounts and it disappears into the ground.
Currently they are relatively expensive.
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Food researchAs an activity for our Comenius project all
participants decided to make a comparative research concerning organic food and biodegradable food packaging.
The survey took place on 150 students.Here are the results for each country
separately and all together.
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Results of Romania
Do you know about organic food?
29%71%
Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
60%40%Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable
packaging?
34%66% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
60% 40% Yes
No
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Results of Poland
Do you know about organic food?
40% 60% Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
77%23%
Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable
packaging?30%
70% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
48% 52% Yes
No
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Results of Spain
Do you know about organic food?
46% 54%Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
51%49% Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable packaging?
39% 61% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
46% 54% Yes
No
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Results of Bulgaria
Do you know about organic food?
68%32% Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
30%70% Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable packaging?
33%67% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
43% 57% Yes
No
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Results of Turkey
Do you know about organic food?
26%74%
Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
36%64% Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable
packaging?
67%33%
Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
91%
9%Yes
No
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Results of Greece
Do you know about organic food?
37% 63% Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
45%55% Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable
packaging?
48% 52% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable
packaging?
53% 47% Yes
No
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Results of Italy
Do you know about organic food?
56% 44%Yes
No
Do you eat organic food?
29%71% Yes
No
Do you know about biodegradable packaging?
63% 37% Yes
No
Do you use biodegradable packaging?
63% 37% Yes
No
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People who know about organic food
106
9081
48
111
95
66
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People who eat organic food
90
116
77
4554
68
43
0
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40
60
80
100
120
140
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People who know about biodegradable packaging
99105
92101
49
78
56
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
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People who use biodegradable packaging
60
78 81 86
13
71
56
0
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60
80
100
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140
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