Made for our Erasmus+ project "Riding the Rainbow to a Better Future"

1. 3rd Gymnasio of
Kalamata Kalamata,
Greece
Scoala Gimnaziala "
Lucian Blaga”
Farcasa, Romania
Istituto Comprensivo Statale
“G.D’Annunzio”- Motta
S.Anastasia, Catania Italy
Šilales Dariaus ir
Gireno
progimnazija
Lithuania
Publiczne
Gimnazjum w
Tarnogrodzie,
Poland
Menderes Seconday
School Istanbul, Turkey
Tallinna Pae
Gümnaasium,Tallinn,
Estonia
3rd Gymnasio of
Kalamata Kalamata,
Greece

2. We started this project after attending an exhibition on
how to improve our city.

3. Rubbish disposal is the main problem facing our
country today. Most cities in Greece are running
out of landfills.
These days Kalamata is facing one of the worst
rubbish problems in its history:
What are we going to do with our rubbish?

4. Each person produces about half a tonne of
garbage per year. This means that we must find
new landfills or expand existing ones to take
care of the rubbish problem.

5. If you examine a rubbish bin in Kalamata you will find
that the greatest proportion is organic substances,
namely food waste. First prize rubbish winner is paper
followed by plastic, metal and glass.

6. We took a good look at the rubbish thrown around near
our school.

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5
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25
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35
40 Paper
Organic
Plastic
Aluminium
Metal
Fabric (ie
clothes)
Glass
Wood
Car tires
Our results

8. How can we deal with
the problem?
• Reduce consumption and
packaging
• Reuse
• Recycle

10. Saves Natural Resources - By making
things from recycled materials instead of new
materials, we conserve land and reduce the
need to use virgin natural resources like
trees, oil and minerals.

11. Saves Energy - It usually takes less energy
to make recycled products; recycled
aluminium, for example, takes 95% less
energy than new aluminium from bauxite ore.

12. Saves Landfill Space - When
you recycle less rubbish goes
into landfills or incinerators, so
landfill space is conserved.

13. Saves Clean Air and Water - In most cases,
making products from recycled materials
creates less air pollution and water pollution
than making products from virgin materials.
Saves Money and Creates Jobs - The
recycling process creates far more jobs than
landfills or incinerators, and recycling can
frequently be the least expensive waste
management method for cities and towns.

14. To sum up -it protects the
environment and OUR FUTURE!!

15. Paper
Plastic
Metals - ferrous (steel) and
non ferrous (aluminium)
Glass

16. Other things that
can be recycled:
Batteries, motor oil, tires, toxics,
Electric appliances , computer
printers and print cartridges,
mobile phones

17. We can collect newspapers and
magazines cardboard, shredded
paper, even wrappings – with no
food remains ,

18. For every tonne
of recycled
paper 17 trees
and 25 tonnes of
water are saved

19. 2:The paper
is taken to a
recycling
plant where
it is
separated
into types
and grades
3: The separated paper is then washed with soapy water to
remove inks, plastic film, staples and glue. The paper is put
into a large holder where it is mixed with water to create
‘slurry’.
4. By adding
different
materials to
the slurry,
different
paper
products can
be created,
such as
cardboard,
newsprints or
office paper.
5. The slurry is spread using large
rollers into large thin sheets.
Paper is taken from the bin and deposited in a large
recycling container along with paper from other recycling
bins.
The paper
is left to
dry, and
then it is
rolled up
ready to be
cut and
sent back
to the
shops.

20. There are about 50 different types
of plastic. Because of this, they
each carry a resin identification
code and must be sorted into these
codes before they can be recycled
The main types include:
HDPE – Opaque bottles
PVC – Transparent bottles, with a
seam running across the base
PET – Transparent bottles, with a
hard moulded spot in the centre of
the base
An average Greek household produces 17.4 % more
plastic rubbish than the average European.
Resin identification code

21. Ferrous metals – steel and iron recycling  Iron
and steel are the world's most recycled materials
and among the easiest materials to reprocess.
Non-ferrous metals – Aluminium is one of the most
efficient and widely-recycled materials .
Recycling metal containers is environmentally friendly
and easy.
The recycler separates the aluminium from the steel cans
by using an industrial sized magnet to pick up the steel
cans.

22. 1. The separated
cans are crushed,
baled together,
and sent on to the
appropriate mill.
2. At the mill the cans are
exposed to high heat and
melted down. The
resulting material is used
to make more products
from steel or aluminium.

23. .
 Using recycled aluminium to make
aluminium cans saves 95% of the
energy compared to producing
aluminium cans from ore
 Aluminium cans are unique in that
in 60 days a can is recycled, turned
into a new can & back on store
shelves.
 Aluminium is a sustainable metal
and can be recycled over and over
again.

24. Be informed about the recycling programmes in your
area.
Reuse whenever and whatever you can
Put all recyclable materials into the correct recycling
bins.
Put organic substances into a compost box to turn them
into fertilizer.
Avoiding unnecessary market products and unnecessary
packaging.
Buy products in recycled packaging or packaging that
can be reused.
Support recycled products.

25. Our city’s recycling programme started on
October 20th
2005.
It has been a huge success!
Rubbish is separated in Kalamata and
sent to Athens. It is not recycled in our
city.

26. RECYCLING SYMBOLS
20%
Green dot
20%of the
packaging is made
of recycled
material
Recyclable
Recyclable plastic
Aluminium
recyclying

27. Legislation
he European Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste sets
recovery and recycling targets for all packaging materials and covers
all types of packaging - domestic, commercial and industrial. The
materials are steel, aluminium, paper, plastic, glass and wood.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
94/62/EC of 20 December 1994
…Article 7
Return, collection and recovery systems 1. Member States shall take
the necessary measures to ensure that systems are set up to provide
for:
(a) the return and/or collection of used packaging and/or packaging
waste from the consumer, other final user, or from the waste stream in
order to channel it to the most appropriate waste management
alternatives;
(b) the reuse or recovery including recycling of the packaging and/or
packaging waste collected,
in order to meet the objectives laid down in this Directive.