Green-Schools Seminar 2015 Litter and Waste
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Green-Schools
Green-Schools Seminar 2015
Litter and Waste
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An Taisce EEU
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Green-Schools Ireland
International Environmental Programme
Award Scheme
Holistic
Ethos Whole-School Action
Long Term Programme
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Schools
Government
Local Authorities
An Taisce
Sponsors
Partnership
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GREEN-SCHOOLS IN IRELAND
3,881 schools registered Over 94% of all schools in Ireland
66,957 teachers 829,485 pupils
3,139 schools awarded
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Phases
Phases Registration
Implementation
Application
Assessment & Award
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Green-Schools Themes
Green- Schools Themes
1:Litter and Waste
2: Energy
6: Global Citizenship Litter and Waste
5: Biodiversity 4: Travel
3: Water
7: Global Citizenship Energy
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Implementing the Programme – The 7 Steps!
2. Environmental Review
1. Green-Schools Committee
5. Curriculum Work
3. Action Plan
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
6. Informing and Involving
7. Green Code
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Does Green-Schools Make a Difference?
Savings made by
participating Green-Schools
during the 2014/2015
academic year
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Remember...
Situation will vary from school to school
Green-Schools is a structured but FLEXIBLE programme
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Why is Litter and Waste so Important?
Litter: ruins the appearance of our towns and countryside.
is a health hazard and may attract rats and flies which can spread disease.
LA spend millions every year on cleaning the streets of Ireland – an enormous amount of money that could be spent on better things.
Can harm or kill wildlife.
Waste At current fill rates, 16 of the existing municipal solid waste landfills will use up their
consented capacity within 3 years. Only 13 are active today, This rate of closure is expected to continue for the next few years.
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Step 1: Green-Schools Committee
Essential: Students (N.B. student led) Co-ordinator
Optional: Teaching Staff Non-teaching staff Principal Caretaker Parents Community Members
Tips: 2 meeting strands if necessary Delegate responsibility of notice board to a different class each week, enforcing whole school involvement Award best classroom with ‘green cup/cert’ Meet regularly and keep notes!
Remember! Whole school involvement!
Eg: St Cronan’s Sec. school, N. Tipp. 58 pupils, teachers, parent rep & community rep.
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• Where we are at now
• Identify and quantify the initial situation. how?
Essential Actions:
• Litter and Waste Checklists (online)
• Identify litter black spots
• Waste Audit (online):
- What is going into the bins?
- How much waste?
Assess levels of awareness (Recommended)
Create a map of litter black spots (Recommended)
What and how much is being recycled (Recommended)
Step 2:Environmental Review
Check out your Litter and Waste Handbook for an example of an Environmental Review!
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Map of Litter Black Spots
Recommended Actions
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Step 3: Action Plan
• Use findings from Environmental Review to set realistic, quantifiable targets
• Table format
• Person/group responsible
• Timeframe
• Ongoing
• Display on Notice Board
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Step 3: Action Plan
Action Person/Group Responsible
Timeframe Progress Made
Anti-litter Poster campaign Junior classes 1 month Completed
Action Day: Litter Attack All Rooms Jan 18th 2012 Achieved
Update charts on Green-Schools Notice Board Committee
Jan 2012 Achieved
Daily monitoring of waste going to land fill & recycling. Repeat Environmental Review
Committee Feb 2012 and April 2013
Achieved
Reduce paper usage by 50% All Rooms April 2013 In progress
Include Recycling Tips on our Newsletter Committee April 2012 Continuous
Creation of their own environmentally friendly cleaning products
All Rooms March 2013
Action Day: Recycled Paper Dress up All Rooms May 18th 2012 Achieved
Raise Awareness through environmental activities e.g. art, videos, games, chats
All Rooms Every Friday Continuous
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• Developed in parallel with Action Plan
• Carried out by students when and where possible, How?
• Litter wardens/fine/detentions
• Lunch box monitoring and bin monitoring/window system
• Regularly revise action plan
• Use photos, bills, charts, eco diaries, surveys,
graphs, Traffic light system, feet
NB: Not just results but how you achieved them!
Step 4:Monitoring and Evaluation
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Step 4:Monitoring and Evaluation
Example! Traffic Light System - Bennekerry NS, Carlow: Red Light: Over 15 pieces of Litter found in school Orange: 5-10 pieces Green: 5 pieces or less
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Step 4:Monitoring and Evaluation
Graph & display your results
•Publicise work and results •Keep records of everything!!! •Celebrate!!!
June 2013
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Step 5: Curriculum Work
Maths
Provide real life situations for mathematical analysis (graphs/charts)
Science
Art
Develop a scientific approach to problem solving Encourage responsibility for the environment
Posters, murals, fashion to aid environmental awareness
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Step 5: Curriculum Work
Languages
CPSE (Secondary)
Geography
‘Pick up your litter & let the place glitter’
Essay topics, new Green Code, as Gaeilge/French. Promotes public speaking etc.
Recognised as a suitable Action project for Junior Cert
Mapping the school grounds, discussion & exploration of environmental issues e.g. pollution & litter
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Step 5: Curriculum Work
Home Economics
Woodwork
History
Examine where our food & textiles come from
Investigate ways of reducing/reusing etc.
Design & construct bins/signs/bird tables/boxes
Examine changes throughout time
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Step 6. Informing and Involving
• Informed through: - Newsletters, texts and emails to families, GS notice
board, photographs, local newspapers, action day, participation, reading books, games, committee meetings, programme actions, talks, Posters/art displays, videos etc.
• Families involved in: - Setting up bins, putting up notice boards, taking
photos, accompanying young students when visiting recycling plant and day of action, helping with Green Code songs and logo, art, GS committee, Parents/ grandparents (e.g. Eco Ed) etc.
• Students involved in: - Monitoring waste and litter wardens, making arts
and crafts from waste material, sorting litter and waste on a daily basis and putting them into the correct bins, GS committee, story books (bringing in & creating), creation of graphs and maps etc.
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National Spring Clean-Qualifies as Action Day for Litter & Waste flag
Day of Action
• Raise awareness of Green-Schools within and beyond your school
• Involve the wider community
• Open Day, Clean-up, Fashion Show, Concert
• Tidy Towns
• National Spring Clean
www.nationalspringclean.org
• Clean Coast
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A Green Code is a services statement of commitment to environmental good habits
- It should be related to the Litter & Waste theme
- It should be developed with the students
- It should include the actions the service is carrying out
- It can be a poem, rap, slogan and catchy acronym and you can create a mascot
Náionra Slogan:
“The world is now happy again because we are now
kind to it”
Belmayne ET Slogan: 'Don't be sluggish, recycle your rubbish. Don't be a fool, recycling is cool'.
Aim: To state the objectives that demonstrate the school’s commitment to environmentally-friendly actions
“The environment is fitter without the litter” Tubber NS
Step 7. Green Code
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Health and Safety Policies
Supervision
Gloves
Be aware of dangerous areas and insurance policies
Health and Safety
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Prevention
Minimisation
Re-Use
Recycling
Energy Recovery
Disposal
Most Favoured
Least Favoured
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Prevention and Minimisation
• Double-sided printing
• Spell-check the document
• Avoid using disposable products, purchase durable goods rather than short life ones – e.g. Rechargeable batteries, low energy light bulbs
• Try to repair items rather than throwing them away
• Lunch boxes
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• Old bottles and jars –storage
• Yoghurt pots, milk cartons – planters, wellies...
• Scrap Box for paper
• Envelopes (re-use labels)
• Art
Reuse
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• Paper-Office stationary
• Cardboard
• Plastic
• Tetra pak cartons
• Aluminium cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Paper/Plastic bags
• Car parts
Any local collections – mobile phones, ink cartridges, stamps (for Charities)
Recycling
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More information on what can be recycled- www.recyclemore.ie
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What can I compost at my school? Anything that once lived or grew can be composted!
• Shredded paper
• All fruit and vegetables waste
• Tea bags/ coffee grounds
• Pencil parings
• Kitchen paper
• Compostable nappies
Composting
Why compost? • Helps the environment by reducing waste
• Cheap, easy & saves on waste charges!
• Good for the garden-returns nutrients to the soil, conserves boglands
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1.Use quality MATERIALS (Greens & Browns)
2.Create an adequate VOLUME for the pile
3.Maintain consistent MOISTURE
4.Ensure good AIR circulation
The 4 rules of Composting
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Application Process
• Online Application Form-Email
• Recommendations
• Assessment visit • National Awards Ceremony • Flag raising ceremony -Everyone involved -Wider Community -Celebrate!!!
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Websites:
• www.greenschoolsireland.org
• http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/kids/planetprotectors/index.htm
• http://www.kidssoup.com/EarthDay/EarthDaycrafts.html
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/green-tips-resources/
• http://www.greenheartsinc.org/Resources___Links.html
• www.childrenandnature.org
• www.naturallearning.org
• www.greenhour.org
• www.naturerocks.org
• www.planetpals.com
• http://www.projectwild.org/GrowingUpWILD.htm
• http://www.terracycle.ie/en-IE/
Useful links and Resources
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