Zero Garbage Campaign

2. We all Know!!
-Mother nature has bestowed us
with all that is required to live a
beautiful life.
-as we love our own mother for
the love & care she give us
unconditionally.
-So we ought to respect & love
our mother nature too!!

3. Then why do we do this to our mother earth!!

4. Charity begins at home
they say!!
We , the students of
St.Xavier decided to
search our own backyard
i.e our own school
premises to see how we
are taking care of it.

5. Friends, we along with our teacher
had a brief round of school premises &
found that .
•Wastes are thrown here & there in &
around the campus.
•No proper system for disposing off
the waste.
•Poor discipline & awareness amongst
students, teachers & staff to maintain
cleanliness.

6. Why
don’t
you use We realized how we are
me? neglecting our own
environment & allowing litter
to pollute our premises.
How can we ,the future of
this world, change the world
for better , if can’t change
ourselves for better!!
Thus, came the initiative
which we called “ZERO
GARBAGE” campaign!!

7. Formation of “Zero Garbage” team
•Team : students of class 9th A along with our guide Class
teacher Mrs.Shweta Mudliar & Mentor Principal Mrs.
•Dream : How nice it would be to have a clean surrounding with
no pollution to environment .
•Vision : Together we can bring about beautiful changes.

8. Step 1:
•It was decided to observe, discuss & collect all the information
to make our premises garbage free
•Following are the steps taken
•[1] Understanding the garbage disposal methods employed all
over the world. We collected information from internet & other
sources.
•[2] Looking around premises to identify the facilities or the lack
of the same for garbage disposal.
•[3] Talking to the housekeepers responsible for maintaining the
cleanliness of school premises to gauge their understanding on
garbage disposal

9. What is a Garbage
Garbage is Unavoidable by-
product of most human activity.
Substances or objects which are
disposed of or are intended to be
disposed of or are required to be
disposed of by the provisions of
national law.

10. Garbage disposal tips
First lesson in garbage disposal is
i.e don’t create garbage. If necessary,keep it minimum.
Reuse & recycle if possible.

11. Broad Types of garbage produced in
world
A. Generation and Characteristics
Municipal Solid Waste
Industrial Solid Waste
Agricultural Waste and Residues
Hazardous Waste
Nuclear Waste

12. Types of garbage
Average figures of types of waste produced in world
So we need to take our 1st lesson seriously.
Don’t produce waste. Reduce , reuse &
Recycle whatever is produced

13. Garbage produced in our school
•school accumulates a lot of waste.
•Papers.
•Pencil waste.
•Chalk pieces & chalk dust.
•Junk food wrappers.
•Old furniture.
•Dried leaves fallen from trees.
•Chemicals from our lab.
•E-waste from computer section.

14. Ways of Garbage disposal

15. Some of the methods employed for
solid waste disposal
Composting
Anaerobic digestion
Gasification
incineration

16. Composting
 treating solid waste in which
organic material is broken down
by microorganisms in the
presence of oxygen to a point
where it can be safely stored,
handled and applied to the
environment.
 essential part of reducing
household wastes, garden wastes.
 can be done inexpensively by
every household and produce a
product -- finished compost or
humus -- that can benefit the
environment as a natural fertilizer
for gardening and farming.

17. Anaerobic digestion
 Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which
microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the
absence of oxygen, used for industrial or domestic purposes to
manage waste and/or to release energy.
 Anaerobic digestion is widely used as a renewable energy
source because the process produces a methane and carbon
dioxide rich biogas suitable for energy production, helping to
replace fossil fuels. The nutrient-rich digestate which is also
produced can be used as fertilizer.

18. Gasification
 Gasification is a process that
converts carbonaceous materials,
such as coal, petroleum, biofuel,
or biomass, into carbon
monoxide and hydrogen by
reacting the raw material, such as
house waste, or compost at high
temperatures with a controlled
amount of oxygen and/or steam.
The resulting gas mixture is
called synthesis gas or Syn-gas
and is itself a fuel. Gasification is
a method for extracting energy
from many different types of
organic materials.

19. Incineration
 Incineration is a waste treatment
process that involves the
combustion of organic substances
contained in waste materials.
 Incineration of waste materials
converts the waste into ash, flue
gas, and heat.
 Incinerators reduce the mass of
the original waste by 80–85 %
and the volume by 95-96 %.

20. Step 2:
•Armed with the knowledge on garbage disposal & bylaws, we
set about to find out solutions to make our premises garbage
free.
•Following are the steps taken
•[1] classroom seasons to spread awareness about garbage
disposal.
•[2] Finding out the present facilities for Garbage storage &
disposal in school.
•[3] Discussion with Housekeepers, fellow students , teachers,
staff to build awareness & passion for cleanliness.
•[4] Discussion with School management to share the findings
& seeking support for our campaign.

21. Class room sessions

22. Present facilities for garbage disposal
Required Actual
[1] Dust bin [1] smaller size & in bad
shape.
[2] Dust bin as per
Type of waste [2] Not available
[3] No of Dust bins – [3] No of Dust bins-
10 Nos 05 Nos
[4] Disposal pit [4] Available , but not
used
[5] Disposal pit as per [5] Not available.
type of waste
[6] Frequency of [6] Done only once
Cleaning- 3 times
A day
[7] No of housekeeper [7] No of housekeepers
– 2 nos - 2 Nos

23. Step 3: Time for some action!!
Self demonstrating for garb free !!

24. Training the Housekeepers

25. Bringing the house in Order!!

26. Adequate no of Dust bins
provided, Waste pits made
operational
Sensitized everyone in the
school not to generate
waste & if generated ,to
dispose in eco friendly way.

27. Major steps taken under “Zero Garbage” campaign
•Self educating world’s best practices for
generating , management & disposal of wastes.
•Scanning our premises & people to gauge the
present level of cleanliness & awareness about
cleanliness
•Listing down Required Vs Actual to achieve the
Zero Garbage target.
•Generating awareness by class room sessions,
discussions, live demonstrations on garbage
management.
Major tips to students: recycle papers,
have a reuse bin in all class rooms.
have a swap box to deposit items that have no
longer want and are broken or damaged..

28. Major steps taken under “Zero Garbage” campaign
•Bringing to the notice of school management
about the shortcoming in resources to achieve
garbage free school premises.
•Taking action on the shortcomings listed
•Finally, scanning our premises again to see the
results of the effort.
•Periodic audit once in a week will be done by
our team to ensure cleanliness. Problems will be
reported to school management.

29. This is one test where you have to
score “ Zero” to win !!
Long live the “Zero Garbage” Campaign!!

30. Project Details
Leader & Guide : Class teacher
Mrs.Shweta Mudliar
Mentor: Principal
Mrs.
Team: Students of class 9th A
Implementation Period: 12/9/12 to
29/9/12
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