Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Put your school Name and logo here Don’t forget to put in photos of people who did the audit ….. and the date.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Put your school Name and logo here Don’t forget to put in photos of people who did the audit ….. and the date."— Presentation transcript:

1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Put your school Name and logo here Don’t forget to put in photos of people who did the audit ….. and the date

2 WASTE FACTS The Problems: Landfill sites are toxic, filling fast and new sites are difficult to find. Energy and resources are wasted when we don’t recycle Only ¼ of our waste needs to go to landfill Typical Waste Stream Composition

3 WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Newspaper & Cardboard Newspaper & Cardboard Office White Paper Office White Paper Steel & Aluminium Cans Steel & Aluminium Cans Glass Bottles & Jars Glass Bottles & Jars Plastic containers Plastic containers WHAT CAN’T BE RECYCLED? Broken glass, ceramics Broken glass, ceramics Containers made of different types of material eg ‘Poppers’ Containers made of different types of material eg ‘Poppers’ Plastic bags and wrap Plastic bags and wrap Chemicals, batteries Chemicals, batteries

4 WASTE AUDIT RESULTS Replace with your audit results

5 What we Discovered about Waste at our School Total waste volume for one day = 1220 litres Total waste volume for one day = 1220 litres that’s = ____ litres / student / day _____ % of total waste that can be recycled _____ % of total waste that can be recycled Our school currently recycles these items: Our school currently recycles these items: List materials currently being recycled

6 THE COST OF WASTE Mixed Waste (skip bins) Cost / year = Mixed Waste (skip bins) Cost / year = $________ Recyclables Cost / year: Metal, glass, plastic = $ _________ Paper and Cardboard = free Green / organic waste = free (compost, worms, chooks) Toxic waste = free (biannual pickup) Mobile phones, toner cartridges = free e-waste (computers, TV’s etc) = free on contract items e-waste (computers, TV’s etc ) = free on contract items Our school could save $_________ if we: Estimate savings based on volumes that could be diverted from skip bins

7 The Principal said… The teachers said… The Technology Advisor said… The Admin Staff said… The G.A said… Students said… The Cleaner said… Add comments from people interviewed about waste Replace clip art with photos of people interviewed The canteen staff said…

8 Our Waste Reduction Ideas Each year group to have a worm farm for food waste Each year group to have a worm farm for food waste Compost all garden waste Compost all garden waste Recycle office whites Recycle office whites Develop a waste friendly purchasing policy for the canteen and office. Develop a waste friendly purchasing policy for the canteen and office. Start a waste mobile phone collection service Start a waste mobile phone collection service Replace these with your solutions

9 Our Waste Targets 25% reduction in mixed waste 25% reduction in mixed waste 100% recycling of office whites 100% recycling of office whites


Download ppt "WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Put your school Name and logo here Don’t forget to put in photos of people who did the audit ….. and the date."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google