1. English course presentation 9.10.2008 Elina Erander & Riitta Savikko
Waste Management
English course presentation
Elina Erander & Riitta Savikko

2. 3Rs Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Reduce the amount of the Earth's resources that we use.
Reuse Don't just bin it, could someone else make use of it?
Recycle Can the materials be made into something new?

3. YTV and Waste Treatment Centre
YTV has responsibility of waste management in the Metropolitan area
collect more than one million tons of waste per year
Waste Treatment Centre
Waste Treatment Centre is largest in the Nordic countries
receives waste from five municipalities
The total number of residents is over one million
The total area of Waste Treatment Centre is approximately 190 hectares
many different functions

4. How Waste Is Sorted? YTV collects next wastes separately:
hazardous wastes (for example batteries)
biowaste and compost
paper
paper and board based packages
cardboard
glass
metals
electrical goods and electronic scrap
combustible waste
construction waste
large objects such as furniture
clothes and old items
mixed waste

5. Waste collection points
numerous collection points for glass, batteries, metal, paper and hazardous waste
three Sortti Recycling Stations
collection vehicles
Pick-up Sortti

6. Why to sort wastes? natural resources will be saved
lowering amount of wastes
lowering amount of energy needed
climate protection
no toxic substances to nature

7. Why to sort wastes - examples
1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.

8. What should I do with this waste?
Glass
new glass products & fibreglass
Board based packages
coreboard, package for biowaste, material for crafts
Mobile phone
raw materials
Producer responsibility

9. Waste prevention at source
Buy only what you need (borrow, rent, share).
Buy products that can be reused.
Buy products with little packaging.
Reduce paper waste by cancelling unwanted mail.
Think twice before you print.

10. More information YTV leaflet YTV website www.ytv.fi Reuse Centre
Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

11. Class Activation You need a group consisting of about three persons.
We hope that every group invents as much present ideas as possible that produce as little waste as possible.
Time: 3 minutes.