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Ekoskola Committee. Qormi San Ġorġ. THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL. Let’s make a difference!. How can we manage all this litter around the school?. Ecoskola members COME TO THE RESCUE !. Waste Tips. REDUCE. Choose things with less packaging.
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Ekoskola Committee Qormi San Ġorġ
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL Let’s make a difference!
How can we manage all this litter around the school? Ecoskola members COME TO THE RESCUE!
REDUCE • Choose things with less packaging. • If you can do without the package, then don’t use it. • Check if the boxes you buy food and other things, are made from recyclable material. • Make crafts out of things you are not going to use any more Example: puppets from old socks or baskets from cartons.
All made from recycled material !!!
REUSE You can reuse almost anything! • Reuse CEREAL BOXES! Instead of a chart we can use a cereal box during Crafts • Reuse PAPERS from both sides. Everyone needs a rough paper or a picture!
Let’s protect our environment ! Let’s Recycle !!!
We have Bring-in Sites so you can put clean, segregated recyclable materials. White = Paper, Blue = Plastic, Black = Metal, Brown = Glass
Sant’Antnin Waste Treatment Plant
Saving EnergyEkoskola Committee Let’s make a difference!
At night, and during the colder months, we need light and warmth from other sources…
Since early times, people have lit fires …. …. but fires make smoke, and are not convenient in modern homes.
So how do we usually heat and light our homes? Clue 1 Clue 2
The electricity which we use is mostly made by burning coal or gas in power stations.
The trouble is, this makes lots of ‘greenhouse’ gases which scientists believe are warming up the Earth and the air around it.
The ice in the arctic is melting, and the polar bears’ habitat is shrinking.
Suggest that the grown ups who do the shopping buy energy saving light bulbs.
Ask an adult to turn the heating down a notch … and set the clock so that it is on for less time.
Remind everyone to keep the doors and windows shut when the heating is on, to keep the warmth in.
You wear clothes to keep in your body heat. Find out if your home is insulated to keep the warmth from escaping through the roof.
Ask the people who put the kettle on to fill it only with the amount of water that is needed. That way it will take less energy to bring it to the boil.
Remind the people who do the cooking to put lids on the saucepans to keep the heat in while the food is cooking?
Switch off! Don’t leave it on standby! If you can see a light like this when the TV is off, it is using almost as much energy as if it was on!
There's lots you can do to help the World!
Remember: Switch Off!
THE WATER SCHOOL Let’s make a difference!
The Water Meter… Reading a water meter is not as difficult as you might think! All you have to do is to note down the numbers you can see in the small window on the top or bottom of the meter.
Why do we need water? • To drink and to eat – a lot of food has water in it. 2. To wash ourselves. 3. To cook 4. To flush toilets! 5. For plants – they also need water to drink 6. To clean our houses. These are a few of our everyday chores!!!
Did you know? • A normal shower uses 35 litres of water!
Did you know? • To wash your hands and face – 9 litres of water
Did you know? • To wash your teeth with tap left open you use 5 to 15 litres of water
Did you know? • To wash your teeth with tap closed you use 1 to 2 litres of water
Did you know? • To flush the toilet you use 9 – 10 litres.
Did you know? • To flush the toilet with a water hippo you use 7 litres.
Water Hippos We have water hippos in our school. We use them so the toilets use less water to flush and so we are saving water.
How to save water… No cost • Report leaks and drips • Turn off taps fully - no drips! • Put the plug in the wash basin • Get showered quickly • Only run water as much as you need • Use a bowl in a large sink