VIA Recycling ProjectEducation for Sustainability

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About Taman Jurong Recycling Project…

Initiated by Taman Jurong Community Club- Youth Executive Committee(YEC)

First started in 2011

Reduce wastage in households, give waste a new life, raise funds to help needy families in Taman Jurong

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Encourage greater environmental sustainability among students

TJYEC requested for support from JJC to provide manpower for the collection drive on the actual day

JJC agreed, but decided to do more:

inject an element education of sustainability in waste minimisation efforts through educational pamphlets.

To encourage shared environmental ownership amongst students and the community.

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Collaboration with TJYEC

Objectives

To promote greater awareness on the importance of recycling

To encourage responsible and regular recycling among the Taman Jurong residents

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Project owners

Taman Jurong YEC (Leaders)

30 ECC members (Facilitators)

300 JC1 Students (Helpers)

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Spreading Message on Waste MinimisationIn 2015…

Recycling everyday

Taking ownership

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JJ students

work in progress...

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Designing of educational pamphlets

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Pre-event briefing by teachers and pamphlet designers

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Taman Jurong YEC’s contributions

Printing and distribution of the publicity flyers

Printing of the educational pamphlets for the recycling project on 7th march

Deployment of JJC students into groups

JJC ensured that each group was led by an ECC member

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The BIG day…

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Briefing of JC 1 by ECC members

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VIP’s appearance…

Event was graced by: Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam

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The shout of unity…

and off we go!

Anybody home??

‘Treasure Hunt’….

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Sharing the environmental message…

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Sharing the environmental message…

Look at our loot!21

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At the collection points

Transporting the recyclables back to TJCC

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Sorting out the recyclables

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Preparation for the Bazaar…

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Community Bazaar!

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Unity is Strength!

18.23% of the Taman Jurong household 

units contributed their recyclables.

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9750kg of paper

2310kg of clothes

841kg of e-waste

More than $7000 raised!!

Unity is Strength!

Beneficiaries

Youth-initiated community projects

Needy families in Taman Jurong

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Meeting the objective?

Responses collected from:

J2 ECC members

J1 participants

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Feedback: As a student leader

SA + A = 96%

SA + A = 92%

I was able to lead the J1 students with confidence

I was able to explain the mission to the J1 students with clarity

Feedback: As an ambassador

SA + A = 94%I was able to explain the contents of the pamphlets to the residents

The residents were receptive to the environmental message SA + A = 92%

Feedback: Overall Experience

SA + A = 95%The information the pamphlet provided was useful

The VIA was educational and enriching for me SA + A = 99%

Feedback: Overall Experience

The VIA reinforces my commitment to saving the environment

SA + A = 97%

Reflections

I realized how much people waste and how much we can reuse and recycle

I am able to help in building a better environment with my classmates

It’s fun to interact with the residents and we can play a part in conserving the environment!

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Going Forward

Continue to organize more student-initiated recycling projects that can reach out to not only students but the public as well

Raising awareness of the importance of recycling

Working towards a sustainable future by reducing on waste generation

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