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• Litter and Waste Minimisation in Schools
• Keep Wales Tidy Campaign
• Waste Awareness Wales
• www.eco-schools.org.uk
• www.wasteawarenesswales.org.uk

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Litter - Facts and figures

• Litter has many forms
• Affects the environmental quality of an area
• Definition of Litter
• waste in the wrong place
• always caused by people
• 90 concerned about littered pavements
• 350,000,000 spent annually on street cleansing
  by local authorities

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Litter and the Law

• Criminal offence (1990 Act)
• Maximum 2,500 fine
• Schools and colleges responsible
• Standards and timescales
• Fly-tipping carries a maximum fine of 20,000.

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Pro-Active Approach

• Tackling Litter should not be a punishment!
• Preaching tends to be counter-productive!
• Litter How much can be recycled?
• Waste Prevention Did we really need that
  packaging?

Four Stages to reduce litter permanently a)
analyse the problem b) devise an action plan c)
monitor success d) maintenance of action
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You are not alone!

• Personal Social Education curriculum 2000
• ESTYN inspection guidelines for ESD (Education
  for Sustainable Development)
• Welsh Assembly Government ESD case studies
  booklet
• Waste Awareness Wales
• Healthy Schools Promotion
• Local Authority Strategies
• Sustainability Strategies
• ISO 14001
• LBAPs (Local Biodiversity Action Plans)

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Litter Strategies Project 1. Litter Surveys
Paper plastic hazardous glass
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Points to consider

• Responsibility for survey, timing
• Sorting, weighing, identification of litterer
• Analysis - spreadsheets, graphs, publication
• Questionnaire - pupils/homes/local community
• Lunchtime survey - compare with other times

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Integrate with curriculum requirements

• Using maps, plans co-ordinates, symbols and keys
• Identifying features of the local area
• Describing the uses of land and buildings
• Understanding how people affect the environment
• Planning and carrying out investigations
• Measuring and quantifying
• Handling numbers, converting to graphical forms
• Using spreadsheets
• Working co-operatively

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Project 2. Investigations

• Dangerous Litter
• creative writing
• poster design
• dramatisation
• strip cartoons

• Dog Fouling
• planning, implementing and evaluating a
  campaign
• leaflet design, typography
• lifecycle of an (infectious) organism

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Project 3. Environmental Quality Survey

• Explore the area
• Discuss contributing factors
• How to measure the chosen factors - sampling?
• Prepare survey sheets
• Gather equipment/carry out survey
• Discuss results and methodology
• Possibly draw up litter and waste policy

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Project 4 Get The Message Across!

• Hold a themed week or topic on Litter
• Write environmental poetry
• Compose and perform a litter rap
• Pupils write an article in the Schools
  newsletter or do a radio interview
• Promote positive incentives e.g. merit points
  or cash for ideas to solve litter problems.
  Use assemblies for this.

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Project 5 Packaging

• Survey packaging of a selection of commodities
• Consider how much can be recycled/reused
• Consider design and function issues with
  Eco-friendliness of the packaging.
• Set up a design and build task e.g. an
• eco-friendly container for a drink, an egg
  etc.

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WasteBackground Information

• Homes generate approx. 27m tonnes p.a.
• About 85 is landfilled
• New regulations for landfill management
• higher costs
• alternatives more attractive
• pros and cons of incineration
• BATNEEC option

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In Wales, every 90 minutes, we all produce enough
waste to fill the local swimming pool and its
getting worse!
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Waste StrategiesProject 1. Investigate local
waste disposal

• Contact council for details of collection, number
  of refuse lorries, destination(s)
• Lifespan of landfill - future plans
• Calculate savings - waste per household
  collection routes extended fewer vehicle trips
  to site
• Visit to household recycling site
• Visit by refuse collection/recycling vehicle

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Project 2. Refuse Audit in School(Should not
involve handling the rubbish)

• Look into bins, ask caretaker, secretary, support
  staff
• List common waste items
• Discuss possibilities for reduction
• composting
• solar-powered calculators
• re-chargeable batteries
• refurbish or replace? (furniture, books etc)
• indirect waste (lights, doors, taps etc)
• make jotters from used paper
• smart buying less packaging

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Project 3. Crafts from Waste

• Rag rugs
• Papier mache
• Paper making project
• Plastic reuse - propagators, storage, jewellery,
  bird-scarers, etc.
• Metal sculpture, other artwork
• Making musical instruments from waste

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Project 4. Can Recycling

• ALUPRO (Aluminium Packaging Recycling
  Organisation)
• Tel [phone]
• SCRIB (Steel Can Recycling Industries Bureau)
  
• Tel [phone]
• consider establishing a can recycling scheme
• design/make a can crusher
• storage issues
• consider alternative drinks packaging
• glass, plastic, waxed card, foil
• invent own package and design the name and logo
• campaign for reusable plastic cups

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Project 5. Paper Recycling

• Contact your Waste Minimisation Officer for
  details of local schemes.
• Establish paper reuse trays and recycling boxes
  throughout the school.
• Find out who will collect the boxes and how
  often.
• Is there a storage problem?
• Count or weigh the amount you recycle

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Project 6. Practice the 3 RsDevelop a school
waste minimisation policy

• Contribute to the National Waste Minimisation
  Strategy
• Raise awareness of schools contribution to
  landfill
• Appreciate financial and environmental benefits
  of waste minimisation and recycling
• Work with the local community
• Use Scrap Stores
• Buy Recycled where possible

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Some Possible Actions for your School

• Consider electronic storage of files
• Purchasing review - paper, lights, cleaning
  materials, hand dryers, water savers, etc
• Campaign to reduce lunch packaging
• Reuse containers for storage
• Composting (especially fruit peel, garden waste)
• Set up a recycling bank
• Toy library
• Photocopier training
• Join the Eco-Schools Programme

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• Cwtogi ar Sbwriel a
• Gwastraff yn yr Ysgolion
• Ymgyrch Cadwch Gymrun Daclus
• Cynllun Craff am Wastraff
• www.eco-schools.org.uk
• www.wasteawarenesswales.org.uk

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Sbwriel - Rhai manylion

• Mae sawl math o sbwriel
• Effaith ar ansawdd amgylchedd yr ardal
• Diffiniad o sbwriel
• 'gwastraff yn y lle anghywir'
• 'pobl sy'n lluchio sbwriel bob amser'
• 90 yn poeni am sbwriel ar y palmant
• Awdurdodau lleol yn gwario 350,000,000 ar lanhau
  strydoedd bob blwyddyn

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Lluchio sbwriel a'r gyfraith

• Trosedd (Deddf 1990)
• Dirwy fwyaf - 2,500
• Cyfrifoldeb ar ysgolion a cholegau
• Safonau ac amserlenni
• Dirwy fwyaf am adael sbwriel heb ganiatâd -
  20,000.

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Dull rhagweithredol

• Dylai mynd i'r afael â sbwriel ddim bod yn gosb!
• Mae pregethu'n tueddu i fod yn wrthgynhyrchiol!
• Sbwriel Faint mae modd ei ailgylchu?
• Atal gwastraff Oedd gwir angen y pecynnau yna
  arnon ni?

Pedwar cam at gael gwared ar sbwriel a)
dadansoddi'r broblem b) paratoi cynllun
gweithredu c) cadw llygad ar y llwyddiant d)
cynnal y gweithredu
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Dydych chi ddim ar eich pen eich hun!

• Cwrícwlwm Addysg Bersonol a Chymdeithasol 2000
• Canllawiau arolygu ESTYN ym maes Addysg ar gyfer
  Datblygu Cynaladwy
• Llyfryn Llywodraeth y Cynulliad am achosion
  penodol ym maes Addysg ar gyfer Datblygu
  Cynaladwy
• Cynllun Craff am Wastraff
• Menter yr Ysgolion Iach
• Strategaethau'r awdurdodau lleol
• Strategaethau datblygu cynaladwy
• ISO 14001
• Cynlluniau gweithredu lleol ar gyfer bioamrywiaeth

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Strategaethau atal sbwriel Prosiect 1.
Arolygon o sbwriel
Papur plastig peryglus gwydr
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Pethau i'w hystyried

• Cyfrifoldeb am yr arolwg - pryd i'w gynnal
• Didoli a phwyso, nodi'r rhai sy'n lluchio
• Dadansoddi - taenlenni, graffau, cyhoeddi
• Holiadur - disgyblion/cartrefi/y gymuned
• Arolwg amser cinio - cymharu ag adegau eraill

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Cyfuno â gofynion y cwrícwlwm

• Defnyddio mapiau, cyfesurynnau, sumbolau ac
  eglurhadau
• Adnabod nodweddion yr ardal
• Disgrifio sut mae'r tir a'r adeiladau'n cael eu
  defnyddio
• Deall sut mae pobl yn effeithio ar yr amgylchedd
• Trefnu a chynnal ymchwiliadau
• Mesur a meintioli
• Trin a thrafod rhifau a'u dangos mewn graffau
• Defnyddio taenlenni
• Gweithio ar y cyd

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Prosiect 2. Ymchwilio

• Sbwriel peryglus
• ysgrifennu creadigol
• llunio posteri
• dramâu
• cartwnau

• Baw cwn
• trefnu, cynnal a gwerthuso ymgyrch
• llunio taflenni, argraffwaith
• cylch bywyd bod byw (heintus)

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Prosiect 3. Arolwg o ansawdd yr amgylchedd

• Dod i adnabod yr ardal.
• Trafod yr elfennau perthnasol.
• Sut mae mesur yr elfennau hynny - samplu?
• Paratoi taflenni'r arolwg.
• Casglu'r offer a chynnal yr arolwg.
• Trafod y canlyniadau a'r dulliau.
• O bosibl, llunio polisi sbwriel a gwastraff.

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Prosiect 4 Cyfleu'r neges!

• Cynnal wythnos ac iddi sbwriel yn thema.
• Barddoni am yr amgylchedd.
• Llunio a pherfformio 'rap' am sbwriel.
• Ysgrifennu darn ar gyfer cylchlythyr yr ysgol
• neu roi cyfweliad ar y radio.
• Hyrwyddo anogaeth gadarnhaol megis pwyntiau
• teilyngdod neu arian am syniadau i
  ddatrys
• problemau sbwriel. Mae'n bosibl gwneud
  hyn
• yn ystod y cyfarfod boreol.

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Prosiect 5 Pecynnau

• Arolwg o becynnau amryw nwyddau.
• Ystyried faint y gellir ei ailgylchu/ailddefnyddio
  
• Ystyried gwedd a diben y pecynnau ynghyd â'r
  ffordd maen nhw'n effeithio ar yr amgylchedd.
• Gosod gorchwyl 'dylunio a gwneud' e.e. pecyn
  addas ar gyfer diod, wyau ac ati.

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GwastraffGwybodaeth gyffredinol

• Mae cartrefi'n creu tua 27 miliwn o dunelli bob
  blwyddyn
• Mae tua 85 yn cael ei gladdu
• Rheoliadau newydd ar gyfer tomenni
• costau mwy
• dulliau amgen
• manteision ac anfanteision llosgi
• Dewis BATNEEC

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Yng Nghymru, rydyn ni'n creu digon o wastraff bob
awr a hanner i lenwi'r pwll nofio lleol - ac mae
pethau'n mynd o ddrwg i waeth!
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Strategaethau gwastraffProsiect 1. Dulliau
lleol o gael gwared ar wastraff

• Cysylltu â'r cyngor i gael manylion y trefniadau
  casglu, nifer y cerbydau a'r teithiau ac ati.
• Hyd oes safle claddu - cynlluniau ar gyfer y
  dyfodol
• Pennu'r arbedion - gwastraff pob cartref
  teithiau hwy i ddibenion casglu llai o
  gerbydau'n teithio i'r domen.
• Ymweld â safle amwynderau.
• Ymweliad cerbyd casglu/ailgylchu sbwriel â'r
  ysgol.

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Prosiect 2. Archwilio sbwriel yr ysgol(Ddylech
chi ddim trafod y sbwriel â'ch dwylo)

• Edrych yn y biniau, gofyn i'r gofalwyr, yr
  ysgrifenyddes a'r staff cymorth.
• Rhestru'r pethau mwyaf cyffredin ymysg y sbwriel.
• Trafod y posibiliadau ynghylch cwtogi arno
• gwrteithio
• cyfrifianellau ynni'r haul
• batrïau mae modd eu hailwefru
• adnewyddu neu newydd sbon? (celfi, llyfrau ac
  ati)
• gwastraff anunion (goleuadau, drysau, tapiau ac
  ati)
• defnyddio hen bapur i godi nodiadau
• prynu craff llai o becynnau

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Prosiect 3. Creu pethau o sbwriel

• Matiau carpiau.
• Mwydion papur.
• Prosiect gwneud papur.
• Ailddefnyddio plastig - fframiau prifiant,
  blychau cadw, gemwaith, bwganod brain ac ati.
• Cerfluniau metel, celfweithiau eraill.
• Gwneud offerynnau cerdd o sbwriel.

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Prosiect 4. Ailgylchu tuniau

• ALUPRO (Aluminium Packaging Recycling
  Organisation)
• Ffôn 0845 722 7722
• SCRIB (Steel Can Recycling Industries Bureau)
  Ffôn 01639 872626
• ystyried sefydlu cynllun ailgylchu tuniau
• llunio/gwneud teclyn gwasgu tuniau
• materion cadw
• ystyried pecynnau amgen ar gyfer diodydd
• gwydr, plastig, cardbord wedi'i gwyro, papur
  arian
• dyfeisio'ch pecyn eich hun a llunio'r enw a'r
  arwyddlun
• ymgyrch ailddefnyddio cwpanau plastig

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Prosiect 5. Ailgylchu papur

• Gofyn i swyddog arbed gwastraff eich bro am
  fanylion y cynlluniau lleol.
• Sefydlu blychau ailddefnyddio ac ailgylchu papur
  ledled yr ysgol.
• Pennu pwy fydd yn casglu'r blychau a pha mor aml.
• Oes problem ynglyn â chadw'r papur?
• Cyfrif neu bwyso faint rydych chi'n ei ailgylchu

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Prosiect 6. Rhoi'r 3 A ar waithParatoi polisi
arbed gwastraff i'r ysgol

• Cyfrannu i Strategaeth Genedlaethol Arbed
  Gwastraff.
• Codi ymwybyddiaeth o faint mae'r ysgol yn ei
  anfon i domenni sbwriel.
• Gwerthfawrogi'r manteision ariannol ac
  amgylcheddol o arbed ac ailgylchu gwastraff.
• Cydweithio â thrigolion y fro.
• Defnyddio Stondinau Sgrap.
• Prynu nwyddau eildro lle bo'n bosibl.

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Rhai camau posibl yn eich ysgol

• Ystyried cadw ffeiliau ar ffurf electronig.
• Adolygu arferion prynu - papur, goleuadau,
  deunyddiau glanhau, peiriannau sychu dwylo/arbed
  dwr ac ati.
• Ymgyrch i gwtogi ar ciniawau pecyn.
• Ailddefnyddio pecynnau i ddibenion cadw.
• Gwrteithio (yn arbennig croen ffrwythau a sbwriel
  yr ardd).
• Sefydlu man ailgylchu.
• Llyfrgell deganau.
• Hyfforddiant ynghylch llungopïo.
• Ymuno â Rhaglen yr Eco-Sgolion.