WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANPLAN

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WASTE FACTSWASTE FACTSThe 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

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED?WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Newspaper & CardboardNewspaper & Cardboard Office White PaperOffice White Paper Steel & Aluminium CansSteel & Aluminium Cans Glass Bottles & JarsGlass Bottles & Jars Plastic containers Plastic containers

WHAT CAN’T BE WHAT CAN’T BE RECYCLED?RECYCLED?

Broken glass, ceramicsBroken glass, ceramics Containers made of different Containers made of different

types of material eg ‘Poppers’types of material eg ‘Poppers’ Plastic bags and wrapPlastic bags and wrap Chemicals, batteriesChemicals, batteries

WASTE AUDIT RESULTSWASTE AUDIT RESULTS

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus

WASTE VOLUME on 2nd May 2007

Office White Paper

Recyclable Paper &Cardboard

Food/Garden Waste

Recyclable Containers

Mixed Waste

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What we Discovered What we Discovered about Waste at our about Waste at our

SchoolSchool Total waste volume for one day = 1220 litres Total waste volume for one day = 1220 litres

that’s = ____ litres / student / daythat’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

THE COST OF WASTETHE COST OF WASTEMixed Waste Mixed Waste (skip bins)(skip bins) Cost / year = Cost / year = $________

Recyclables Recyclables Cost / year:Cost / year:

Metal , glass, plastic = $ _________Metal , glass, plastic = $ _________

Paper and Cardboard = freePaper and Cardboard = free

Green / organic waste = free Green / organic waste = free (compost, worms, chooks)(compost, worms, chooks)

Toxic waste = free Toxic waste = free (biannual pickup)(biannual pickup)

Mobile phones, toner cartridges = free Mobile phones, toner cartridges = free

e-waste (computers, TV’s etce-waste (computers, TV’s etc ) = free on contract items) = free on contract items

Our school could save $_________ if we:

Estimate savings based on volumes

that could be diverted from skip bins

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

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The canteen staff said…

Our Waste Reduction Our Waste Reduction IdeasIdeas

Each year group to have a worm Each year group to have a worm farm for food wastefarm for food waste

Compost all garden wasteCompost all garden waste

Recycle office whitesRecycle office whites

Develop a waste friendly purchasing Develop a waste friendly purchasing policy for the canteen and office.policy for the canteen and office.

Start a waste mobile phone Start a waste mobile phone collection servicecollection service

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Our Waste TargetsOur Waste Targets

25% reduction in mixed 25% reduction in mixed wastewaste

100% recycling of office 100% recycling of office whiteswhites