Environment Club. Waste Management Education Assembly EYCI is Going Waste Free for 2015 Thurs. Dec. 11, 2014

What is waste management? Collection Of garbage, sewage, and other waste products Disposal Transportation

What is Recycling? The process of making or manufacturing new products from a product that has originally served its purpose.

What GOES in the Blue Bin

What does NOT go in the Blue Bin Propane /helium cylinder/batteries Hazardous waste Binders DVD’s/ CD’s Toys Tools, scrap metals Drinking Glass

Common Misconceptions Many items seem like they’re recyclable because they’re made of plastic ALL PLASTICS ARE NOT THE SAME Many plastics have different melting points and cannot be recycled together

What GOES In a Green Bin?

What GOES in a Compost Bin?

Advantages Households have reduced their monthly garbage by 44 - 54% Helps the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions Turns waste into useful products such as fertilizer, compost and renewable fuels Supports a local green economy

What GOES Into the Garbage

What does NOT go into the Garbage Bin Items contaminated with food Paint cans Gas bottles Batteries CD’s/DVD’s Paper- Newspapers, Magazines, Junk Mail, Envelopes Food tins/drink cans Household plastic packaging Hazardous waste

Impacts of Poor Disposal Food scraps result in methane greenhouse gas (21 x more potent than CO2) Methane  Many materials that end up as waste contain toxic substances. Toxins contamination - air/water

Solutions Reduce, Reuse and Recycle products with less packaging ​ Give used items to people if they can be reusable Use cloth towels and ceramic plates at home instead of paper towels and paper plates Buy less!

Looking at EYCI’s Garbage Waste Audit Issues Looking at EYCI’s Garbage

Waste Audit Completed twice a school year to analyze our waste management Helps the environment club create a waste plan for the school year The results were shocking…..

Pictures

First Issue: Dirty Food Containers - Food is not recyclable (poutine, forks, ketchup) Solution: Empty into green bin/garbage Food waste is a waste! Eat & drink your lunch!! Rinse/empty liquids into a bucket Monitors in the café for a couple of weeks

Second issue: Packaging/restaurant waste Free topping, diamond corner, have excessive packaging Solutions Bring your own containers, cutlery Litterless lunch (no litter left behind) Bring your own plate in the cafe Lug a Mug (go green mugs on sale next week for $8) Use your EYCI reusable bottle Don’t use straws or use reusable ones Breakfast program – Bring your own plates/cutlery Solicit restaurants to change their packaging to compostable clamshells/cutlery

Third Issue: Coffee Cups Not recyclable except for the paper sleeve Solution Bring your own mug (buy a EYCI Go Green Mug next week for $8) Tim Hortons collects their coffee cups Possible school collection in the rotunda with a painted garbage can

Fourth Issue: Lack of Education/ Unaware People don’t know what goes where Solution pairing of blue bins/garbage/green bin to avoid contamination Better signage (larger) to inform staff and students of what goes where Assembly to educate Waste display boards with interactive game in the rotunda/assembly

Sort it out! Game We need 3 student and 3 teacher volunteers Rules: You will be given 8 items that you must sort them into the appropriate waste bin (recycling, green bin, garbage) Items: Tim Horton’s cup, milk carton, juice box, poutine container, Free Topping pizza bag, orange peels, pop can, water bottle First person to accurately sort the items wins!

Welcome Guest Speaker Documentary film maker Andrew Nisker Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home is a feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time. Documentary is 75 min an can be borrowed from Ms.Tsanos to show in any class

Garbage! Trailer

2 other documentaries… Chemerical An avg family, were asked to take an inventory of their everyday household cleaning agents and personal care products… and replace them with all-natural products. Deep Side of the Chew The world’s 2nd most common form of litter: chewing gum.  A gateway to young minds to enhance their awareness of this seemingly invisible pollution that has an enormous social, environmental and economic impact.

Campaign to kick off our waste free EYCI initiative for 2015 Buttons on sale today after the assembly and in the rotunda every day at lunch for 50 cents Travel mugs on sale next week for $8.00 in the rotunda Write in your GREEN new year’s resolution on our campaign banner outside of guidance

Join the Environment Club We need more members to help us achieve our waste free goals for 2015 Meet Fridays at lunch in room 148 Volunteer as a café green monitor for the green bin launch in January