WASTE AT HOME CONCLUSIONS SALESIAN SISTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL OSTRÓW WIELKOPOLSKI, POLAND NUMBER OF FAMILIES SURVEYED - 223

GOOD PRACTICES All members in the familly take waste to the street containers (60%) All members in the familly take waste to the street containers (60%) More than half of the families select garbage at home (59%) More than half of the families select garbage at home (59%) Almost half of the families take unwanted clothes to Town Collecting Points (49%) Almost half of the families take unwanted clothes to Town Collecting Points (49%) Three quarters of the families take household appliance and electronic equipment to collecting points at shops (75%) Three quarters of the families take household appliance and electronic equipment to collecting points at shops (75%) More than a half of the families take unwanted or out of date medicines to chemist’s (52%) More than a half of the families take unwanted or out of date medicines to chemist’s (52%) About half of the families buy stationery that come from recycling (53%) About half of the families buy stationery that come from recycling (53%)

BAD PRACTICES Few families have three or more dustbins for selecting rubbish (15%) Few families have three or more dustbins for selecting rubbish (15%) About 40% families do not select garbage at home About 40% families do not select garbage at home Almost half of the families do not use recyclable materials (43%) Almost half of the families do not use recyclable materials (43%) The majority of the families (80%) use disposable materials (especially plastic bags) The majority of the families (80%) use disposable materials (especially plastic bags) There is not enough selective waste containers (60%) There is not enough selective waste containers (60%) Collecting segregated waste by dustcarts is too rare (once a month) (70%) Collecting segregated waste by dustcarts is too rare (once a month) (70%)

ACTION PLAN AT HOME IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SENSITIZING CAMPAIGN SENSITIZING CAMPAIGN - talk at home about the importance of selective collecting waste - make leaflets directed to whole families IMPROVEMENT MEASURES IMPROVEMENT MEASURES - choose knowingly materials, products that come from recycling ( take note of special signs on the products) - choose knowingly materials, products that come from recycling ( take note of special signs on the products) - try to use several waste containers, each for different kind of rubbish