الاستهلاك المتزايد لأكياس الشيبس و خطره على البيئة لدى طالبات مدرسة المحرق الابتدائية للبنات للعام الدراسي 2012-2013 م

Abstract EN

The aim of the research is to reveal the relationship between the increasing consumption of chips packets and its dangers with pupils of Muharraq Girls Primary School in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the school year 2012-2013.

Experiments have been carried out to ensure whether those packets can decompose or not, besides the field observation of the quantity of chips the pupils consume.

The main interest of the research was to ensure that the hypotheses are true: The first hypothesis: Most pupils consume a big quantity of chips packets every day during the break.

The second hypothesis: The chips packets do not decompose by the natural decomposing agents in the soil for a period of time.

The third hypothesis: The chips packets do not decompose by exposing them to a chemical substance (HCl).

These are the results of the research: (1) It has become clear that school pupils consume a big number of chips packets every day during the break.

The average of chips packets consumption reached 534.4 packets every day during the break.

The lowest percentage of consumption was 69.2% and the highest was 82.2%.

(2) The chips packets do not decompose by the natural decomposing agents in the soil compared by a food slice in the soil.

The food slice decomposes easily.

Thus, the hypothesis is true.

(3) The chips packets do not decompose as a result of exposing them to chemical substance (HCI) compared by a tissue handkerchief which started to decompose and erode.

Thus the hypothesis is true.

The research has reached a group of recommendations and innovative solutions through which the problem of non-decomposing chips packets can be reduced.

This can be done by changing them to a product that can be reused.