Waste management in schools can be improved by educating staff and students on proper waste segregation and disposal, encouraging reuse of items like pens through refills instead of whole replacements, and challenging students to be creative in reusing waste materials. Schools must also ensure dry and wet waste and recyclable versus non-recyclable items are kept separated to maintain an efficient waste management process and conduct regular inspections to identify additional opportunities to increase efficiency.
Waste management in schools can be improved by educating staff and students on proper waste segregation and disposal, encouraging reuse of items like pens through refills instead of whole replacements, and challenging students to be creative in reusing waste materials. Schools must also ensure dry and wet waste and recyclable versus non-recyclable items are kept separated to maintain an efficient waste management process and conduct regular inspections to identify additional opportunities to increase efficiency.
Waste management in schools can be improved by educating staff and students on proper waste segregation and disposal, encouraging reuse of items like pens through refills instead of whole replacements, and challenging students to be creative in reusing waste materials. Schools must also ensure dry and wet waste and recyclable versus non-recyclable items are kept separated to maintain an efficient waste management process and conduct regular inspections to identify additional opportunities to increase efficiency.
Waste management at school can most effectively be
realized first and foremost by spreading awareness among staff and students alike. They must be taught how to segregate waste material, and what can be recycled and what cannot. They must also be made to throw all material into the designated bin and not to litter the environment. Secondly, they must also learn how to reuse items and how they can reduce the amount of waste they produce, in the form of wrappers and papers. For example, instead of buying new pens every time their existing pen runs out of ink, they could simply buy refills as that will reduce the number of pen casings thrown. Challenging students to make creative items that can be used daily out of the waste material that is produced in a school day. The school and students must also make sure not to mix up dry and wet or non-recyclable and recyclable waste as that will make waste management more inefficient down the line. Making regular inspections of the recycling process to look for potential ways in which it can be more efficient and organized is vital in making sure that schools are making headway in the area of waste management.