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Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households ( WastePrevKit)

Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households ( WastePrevKit). Elina Karhu MSc, Waste Management, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) 21.3.2007. What is Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) ?. - Municipal Co-operation Organisation. - Waste management

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Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households ( WastePrevKit)

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  1. Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households (WastePrevKit) Elina Karhu MSc, Waste Management, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) 21.3.2007

  2. What is Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) ? - Municipal Co-operation Organisation - Waste management - Regional public transport - Air quality monitoring - Regional databases Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  3. What is waste prevention? Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  4. The Target of the Strategy Regional and national advice and guidance have motivated the residents, companies and the public sector to avoid waste production so well that less waste is produced in 2007 per resident and per workplace than in 2000. EU Life Environment project Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households (WastePrevKit) YTV Waste Prevention Strategy 2007 Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  5. Actions of the Waste Prevention Kit 1. Waste Benchmarking Service 2. Smart Ways of Action Models 3. Teaching Material in General and Vocational Education 4. Dissemination of the Materials and Results 5. Development of the Web Portal Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  6. 1. Petra Waste Benchmarking Service • Helps companies and organisations to monitor their amount of waste • Compare the waste amounts to the average values • Covers approximately 500 companies or public institutions • YTV’swebsite (www.ytv.fi/petra), free of charge • YTV rewards the best company or organisation on waste minimization: The Year’s Natural Resource Saver Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  7. 2. Smart Ways of Action (SMAC) Models = Best Practice models for reducing waste in • Wholesale and retail trade* • Offices* • Educational institutions • Building trade* • Building one’s own house • Day care centres • *also in English • Sector-specific guidelines Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  8. Best Practise Model for Offices Use data projector in meetings instead of transparency Print and copy always on both sides Use washable hand towel instead of disposable ones Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  9. Waste Amount in Offices • Target: To decrease the amount of waste in offices, in the wholesale and retail trade by 3 % from 2003 to 2006 Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  10. 3. Waste Prevention in General Education • Teaching material for • pre-primary school • comprehensive school • senior high school • The target: information on waste prevention 3 times in a school career • Various exercises • Co-operation and networking Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  11. Example of an exercise in English lesson for senior high school Reading exercise: Waste prevention 1. Read through the enclosed text and answer the following questions: • Why should waste production be prevented? • How does waste prevention differ from recycling? • What does the ecological rucksack tell you about the product? • Why is the ecological rucksack of orange juice higher than that of home made apple juice? • Why is the MIPS value of disposable plastic bag higher than that of a cotton bag? 2. What can YOU do to prevent waste? Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  12. 3. Waste Prevention in Vocational Education • Teaching material & methods for • Technics & Mechanics • Food Industry • Welfare and Health Care • Goal: • To Adopt material efficient way of thinking • To Recognise the environmental impact of actions • Co-operation and networking Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  13. 4. Dissemination of the Materials and Results • Seminars, educational venues, trade fairs, exhibitions, in the media, co-operation networks, mailing lists, internationally etc. • Awareness campaigns for households twice a year since 2003 • ”It’s Smart with less waste” • www.ytv.fi/fiksu • Annual Gallup Poll to the residents Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  14. Avoid Biowaste Campaign 2007 Garbage bin took the holiday savings! Garbage bin ate the family’s lunch! Less waste in the garbage bin is more money in the wallet Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

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  16. Waste Prevention - the most sustainable way to control waste Thank You for Your Attention More information: elina.karhu@ytv.fi Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  17. The influence of the strategy Willingness to do versus action Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  18. Christmas campaign 2006 “Give time, quality and being together as a present“ • Message: give services as a present like manicure, tickets to opera or movies etc. • Tips for waste prevention and ideas for sustainable gifts in the web pages Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

  19. Pilot project for households A Spoon, about 5 kg • New type of resident co-operation • Save natural resources, make your everyday life easier and save money • Guidance & courses to the residents If you weigh with natural recourses the plastic bag weighs over one kg and telephone over 300 kg. So it is not at all the same how we consume. Elina Karhu, 21.3.2007

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