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Waste Reduction At School
Below are waste reduction suggestions that can be implemented in offices and classrooms around the school.
Reduce:
• Use double-sided photocopies to reduce paper consumption.
• Use overheads, marker boards, or blackboards instead of paper flipcharts for projects and presentations.
• Purchase school supplies in bulk.
Reuse:
• Use refillable pens and pencils.
• Reuse old cardboard boxes for storage or for packaging materials.
• Reuse file folders by reversing the folders or applying new labels.
• Reuse envelopes.
• Post announcements on central message boards.
• Use single-sided sheets of paper as scrap paper for calculations or rough notes.
• Send used books and office equipment to a local charity or social service agency.
Recycle:
• Set up bins or boxes for fine paper and recyclables in classrooms. Set up recycling bins for cans and bottles in convenient locations.
• Try vermicomposting (composting with worms) small quantities of food scraps in the classroom, perhaps as a part of a science project.
• Close the recycling loop: use classroom supplies such as writing paper, books, paints, and toner cartridges that have recycled content.
Waste Reduction Week
Start a Waste Reduction Week at your school. Here are some activity and event ideas that you can hold in your school to demonstrate your commitment to waste reduction. Each day has
a theme during Waste Reduction Week to help you organize events. Pick just one day or hold events on each theme day.
Monday is Reduction Day
• Go on a supermarket tour to review purchasing habits and learn how to recognize and reduce over packaging.
• Conduct a classroom or school waste audit.
• Start a waste reduction newsletter.