A group of students from 2ndB at IES Comarcal in Burjassot, Spain conducted a survey about snack wrappers. They surveyed 73 boys and 73 girls about the type of wrappers used during breaks, whether they reuse or recycle them, and which option is most environmentally friendly. The majority used aluminum foil, only a third reused wrappers, and most thought reusable tupperware was best for the environment. The students concluded aluminum foil is polluting, more should reuse wrappers, and awareness of recycling bins needs to increase.

1. Survey about
Snack wrappers
by students from 2nd B
IES Comarcal
Burjassot (Spain)

2. We are a group of students from 2ndB
who has collaborated
with the Comenius
team in the ecoaudit
of our school.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RESEARCH

3. Working on the research about waste
generated in our school,
we drew attention to
the big amount of waste
that students produce
during break time.

4. We decided to investigate
about the type of wrappers used by
students of IES Comarcal
to wrap middle morning snack

5. In Spanish schools,
we usually have
a half hour break
at eleven o’clock
to have a snack.
Introduction: Break-time
Why do we have a snack?
Because many schools finish at 2pm and
we need to eat something so that we have
energy for the next three hours of class.

6. ● We prepared a questionnaire of 4 questions
● We asked students from all of the year groups(1rst,
2nd, 3rd, 4th) of our high school about the snack
wrappers they use during the week.
● We asked 73 boys and 73 girls
How did we do?
paper
paper
bagtupperware
plastic bag
aluminium
foil

7. 1. What type of snack wrapper do you use ?
Plastic bag Cling film Paper
Aluminium foil Tupperware Other things
The questions

8. 2. Do you re-use the wrapper?
3. Do you throw them in the correct bin?
4. Which wrapper do you think
is the most respectful
to the environment?
The questions

9. 1.What types of wrappers do students use?
Plastic bag: 21 Cling film:15 Paper:28
Aluminium foil:77 Tupperware:12 Other things:4
2. How many people re-use their wrappers?
31 people said they did
107 said they didn’t
13 people only do it sometimes.
3. Do you throw them in the correct bin?
Yes:71
No:50
Sometimes:30
4. Which wrapper do you think is the most respectful
to the environment?
Aluminium foil:6 Tupperware:91 Paper:28
Plastic bag:19 Cling film:12
Results

10. Results

14. Conclusions
1. The vast majority of students in our high
school use aluminium foil as their snack
wrapper which is very polluting.
1. Only ⅓ of students re-use their snack
wrapper.

15. Conclusions
3. Many people (though not enough) know what bin
they should use.

16. Conclusions
4. Most people think that using a tupperware is
the the most respectful for the environment.

17. Thanks for your attention

18. Let’s know, let’s love, let’s protect
our environment
COMENIUS PROJECT
Burjassot, february 2015