Environment Club.

Waste Management

Education Assembly

EYCI is Going Waste Free

for 2015Thurs. Dec. 11, 2014

What is waste management?

Collection

Transportati

on

Disposal Of garbage, sewage,

and other waste

products

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!

Waste Audit IssuesLooking at EYCI’s Garbage

Waste AuditCompleted twice a school year to analyze

our waste managementHelps the environment club create a

waste plan for the school yearThe 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 bucketMonitors in the café for a couple of weeks

Second issue: Packaging/restaurant waste Free topping, diamond corner, have excessive packagingSolutions 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 CupsNot recyclable except for the paper sleeveSolutionBring 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 whereSolution

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! GameWe 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…Chemericalo 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 Chewo The world’s 2nd most common form of litter: chewing

gum.  o 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 148Volunteer as a café green monitor for the

green bin launch in January