T.E.S.L.A - Together in environmental solutions learning activities.

1. WASTE
Hele- Riin Karus
Tauri Liivamägi
Form 9
Kanepi Gymnasium

2. ABOUT WASTE
• Waste - what we throw away and do
not like to think about.
• Zero waste - reuse and recovery of
products, packaging, and materials
without burning and with no
discharges to land, water, or air that
threaten the environment or human
health.

3. DIFFERENT RUBBISH BINS IN OUR
SCHOOL
Cabinet Corridor WC Outside

4. AMOUNT OF RUBBISH BINS
Number of rubbish bins
Cabinets 33
Corridor 26
WC 10
Outside 4
Total 73

5. RUBBISH BINS ON THE FLOORS
Floor Amount
1. 17
2. 38
3. 24

6. BINS IN ROOMS
Yes No
Paper
General waste
Glass
Are the containers used
correctly?
The users of the room have suggestion to sort more.

7. SEPARATE
COLLECTION
1 paper container
• old magazines, cardboard boxes
and tea packaging
2 general waste containers
• plastic packaging
• the rubbish is placed in a plastic
bag
The problems with the use of
containers
• rural municipality residents throw
their rubbish in school containers.
• the rubbish is placed in a plastic
bag

8. SEPARATE COLLECTION OF WASTE
• Paper containers
• in the school ground
• everything is fine - there is only paper
• there is no glass or package material separate
collection at our school

9. WASTE AT OUR SCHOOL
Paper Glass​ Package Material Other waste Organic
Containers 1​ - - 2​ 1​
Volume (l) 2500​ - - 2500​ 2500​
Emptied per month 1 - - 1​ 1​
Emptied per year 12​ - - 3​ 12​
Volume per year (l) 30000​ - - 7500 30000​
Volume (m3) 2.5​ - - 2.5​ 2.5​
Rounded volume (m3)​ 3​ - - 3​ 3​

10. WHOSE TASK IS DEALING WITH THE
WASTE?
Caretaker Cleaners Eesti Keskkonnateenused AS School
Baskets into
the rooms
Empties the
baskets
Empties the
schools´
waste
containers
Costs for the
waste per
year (900€)

11. AMOUNT OF WASTE PER HEAD
Number of people at school
Pupils 217
Teachers 43
Other staff 8
Total 268
Calculated general waste per head in year is 122 liters

12. RUBBISH BINS AT THE END OF THE
SCHOOLDAY 06 APRIL 2021
• Right now there are 45 of 268 people at school because of
distance learning at the period of COVID-19 pandemia.
• That is why there is little garbage

13. RUBBISH BINS AT THE END OF THE DAY
• Paper
• Candy wrappers
• Napkins
• Masks
• Packaging
• Coffee cups
• Construction waste
• Packaging waste
• Napkins
• Chewing gums
• Napkins
• Paper

14. RUBBISH BINS AT THE END OF THE DAY
• Plastic bags • Candy wrappers • Litter, paper scraps

15. RESULTS
The project survey was carried out during COVID-19 period
5.04-9.04.2021
• Number of people at school: 268 / 45 during the week
• Number of rubbish bins at school: 73
• Number of separate collection containers at school: 3
• Calculated general waste per person per year: 122 liters
• Scool costs for the waste per year: 900€
• The waste must be dealt with by a caretaker, cleaners
and Eesti Keskkonnateenused AS

16. SUGGESTIONS
• Box for beverage bottles in the wardobe
• More bins for the outside and on the second floor
• Box for used A4 papers
• Compost box for the outside

17. REFERENCES
The Roadmap to Reduce U.S. Food Waste by 20%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1X-HWPbeD4 (06.04.2021).
Media Room. https://mediaroom.wm.com/what-is-zero-waste/ (06.04.2021).
Smartsense. https://blog.smartsense.co/supermarkets-zero-food-waste
(06.04.2021).
Pictures authors Tauri Liivamägi and Hele-Riin Karus