Waste Minimisation Education Programme Delivery Summary
Visit #
1
Tasks
.1
Programme introduction to staff.
Out line program requirements and topics covered.
The roles school staff, BOT, and students have with the
implementation of the programme.
Resources available with the programme.
Other useful resources through Council, etc.
.2
Programme visit
a
Build and set up worm farm.
Separation of mixed waste.
Organic waste
Paper / cardboard, food contaminated paper, food scraps, green
waste.
Inorganic waste
Recyclable – plastics 1,2, steel cans, aluminium cans, single use
non-recyclable waste, other materials.
Avoid Reduce Reuse Recycle
Record family waste habits in the home.
Volumes of waste currently produced and any recycled materials
currently separated.
b Group discussion
c
Visit #
2
Topics discussed
Waste volumes - total mixed waste
- total paper / cardboard
- total recyclable solid waste
Record home waste habits
d Worm farm operation
Worm farm operation, discussions, educating waste monitors.
(2 hours approx )
a Discussion with caretaker and waste monitors
Maintenance requirements for worm farm and compost bin, paper
recycling at collection point.
Address any issues with worm farm, compost bins, paper & other
recycling.
b
( 2-4 hours approx)
a Group discussions and brainstorms on waste
reduction, litter
issues, packaging, resources.
b
Expected outcomes
Register with programme
Team work building worm farm.
Understanding organic waste
effects in landfills.
Potential resources trapped in
land fills.
Understanding the importance of
what we buy and the after life of
product and packaging if nonrecyclable.
Consumers choice in packaging
avoidance.
Full school waste audit with a class or group
Categorising by type, volume, weight and record.
Visit #
3
Colin McPike
Supply students a home waste audit sheet.
Litter survey.
Assessing whether bins are in the right place etc.
Evaluating use of reusable food containers or lunch paper.
Encouraging the use of biodegradable packaging.
Responsible use & identification of natural, renewable & nonrenewable resources.
School group discussions on home waste and recycled volumes.
Investigating different types of packaging, recyclable and nonrecyclable.
Students to bring to school 3-4 different types of packaging, ie
recyclable and non-recyclable.
Collate, record and document.
Team & individual responsibility
in keeping a tidy environment.
Understanding energy in- puts in
manufacturing.
Gaining insight into precious
resources.
Family & school participation
with product packaging issues,
ie purchasing products that can
be reused or recycled.
Waste Minimisation Education Programme Delivery Summary
Tasks
Colin McPike
Expected outcomes
Topics discussed
c Check all school recycling initiatives with
monitors and caretaker.
d Supply information & show examples of
products on bio-degradable forms of
packaging.
Visit #
4
( 2-3 hours )
a Check all school recycling initiatives with
monitors and caretaker.
b Group discussion on hazardous waste.
Visit #
5
Increases in organic waste & feeding procedures.
Identify companies using excessive non-recyclable packaging.
Write letters to companies & inform them of alternatives now
available.
Discuss worm farm & compost system requirements between term
breaks and summer holiday period. ie watering and feeding
procedures.
Group discussion on hazardous products and suitable alternatives.
Hazardous waste disposal methods.
c Design worm farm & compost bin for home
use
Groups indentify the requirements for both systems.
Systems to be made reusing materials and the set up and
maintenance requirements.
approx 12-14 months ( 2-4 hours)
a Worm farm castings extraction
Group involvement with the teachers, students, caretaker in worm
casting removal. Castings screened, then used in the schools
gardens or diluted with water and sold as a liquid fertiliser in reused
milk bottles as a fundraiser.
b Design a label for the liquid castings bottles.
Businesses may change to a
recoverable material.
Caretaker & teachers
understanding of the worm farms
basic needs.
Understanding the implications of
incorrect disposal methods.
Staff & students should
understand the basic needs and
uses of each system.
All participants involved,
Awareness of the cycle from
waste to resource
Families may also try techniques
at home.
Students are to design a label with a product name with details on
dilution and usage etc.
c Second school waste audit
Weight and volumes of each waste type / collate and compare with
the 1st audit. Record and document.
Telephone:
Fax:
Mobile:
Email:
09 292 7759
09 292 7039
021 116 6124
info@wormsRus.co.nz
The programme should see a
reduction in all waste categories.