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Waste & Recycling Management
The extraction and processing of raw materials,
manufacturing of products, transportation to
markets, use by consumers, and waste
management processes all increase the need for
non-renewable resources, often wastefully.
A recycling and waste management plan cancontrol the use and disposal of resources withprograms and policies that encourage studentsand staff to reduce, reuse and recycle.
A recycling and waste management plan shouldaddress ongoing consumables, durable goods andfacility alterations and additions. Ongoingconsumables are low-cost materials that areregularly used and replaced through the course ofa school day. Examples include: paper, plastics,
glass, and food waste. Durable goods areequipment, such as computers, monitors,televisions and copiers. Facility alterations andadditions include materials and waste related to arenovation, demolition, or a new construction.
aluminium containers
plastics
paper & cardboard
food organics
electronics
Building & demolition
Why set up a recycling system?
Recycling not only benefits the environment but in some cases can save a school money on waste disposal. Setting up a recycling system is a handson,interdisciplinary lesson that educates students about the environment, personal responsibility, community action sustainability and natural resource management. It can easily link with the curriculums of business studies, commerce, economics, chemical
sciences (what materials are made from), geography (mapping and impacts of landfill, agriculture and mining), as well as develop skills in numeracy, and critical and creative thinking. School recycling programs impact students, their families, and the overall waste diversion of a community They can also provide an opportunity for the school to gain public recognition for its achievements.
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