AGRI CROP 9 - Q4 - MOD 1 - PPT.pptx

ROEL P. TABUYO - JHS Teacher I

Introduction
•Plant nurseries include different activities such
as preparation of nursery beds, soil
management, planting procedures, control of
seedling density, use of fertilizers, irrigation and
pest control. Nurseries produce a large amount
of plant debris and waste residues. These
materials are can be used as fertilizers or
compost.
KENNEDY B. SADORRA - JHS Teacher III

•Compost can be an excellent substitute of soil in the
nursery. Waste management is very important in
nursery works. It involves the regular collection,
transportation as well as processing and disposal
or recycling and monitoring of different types of
waste materials. Waste management services can
save your business a considerable amount of
money, and can also prevent the environment from
being harmed.

Definitionofterms:
•a. Plant nursery - a place where any kinds of plants are
grown for the sake of being moved or transplanted late. It
can occupy a field, garden, greenhouse, or other form of
growing space.
•b. Waste management – the collection, transport,
processing or disposal of waste materials.

•c. Store – to put or keep things in a special place for use in the
future.
•
d. Plant debris – this can be anything from leaves, cones,
needles, twigs, bark, seeds/nuts, logs or reproduction organs
(e.g. the stamen of flowering plants).
•
e. OHS/OccupationalHealth and Safety – a multidisciplinary
field concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people
at occupation.

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF
WASTE IN GREEN NURSERY
•When thinking about a zero-waste lifestyle, we
often consider what we do inside our homes but we
should also consider our outdoor space, and what
we can do in our garden or nursery to reduce or
eliminate waste too.

Nursery Waste Management
Tips/Strategies:
•1. Buy quality garden tools.
•When you need to buy a new gardening tool, buy
a good quality one that will last the distance.
Buying cheap is false economy, and you don’t
want to find yourself with a broken garden hoe
to dispose of in a year’s time. Buy for life.

•2. Install recycling bins in and aroundyour
premises.
•There are materials that can be used as media
or containers in the nursery. Place them in a
bin immediately then sort them into
recyclables.You can reduce the volume of
waste going to landfill and you may be able to
‘on-sell ‘your waste.

•3. Use recyclable and reusable plant trays.
•Reusable and returnable plant boxes, pots
and trays can reduce the waste generated
significantly.

•4. Reuse and recycle othernursery
products.
•For example, reuse potting mix in top soil
production, use pruning material for
compost and mulch.

•5. Install water efficient monitoring and
management systems.
•Read how to save water in the reducing
water use section.

•6. Order in bulk wherepossible.
•Purchasing in bulk minimizes packaging. If
necessary, consider installing larger storage
facilities so that you can order raw materials in
bulk and store them for later use. Bulk
purchasing is usually cheaper and you will also
be reducing the environmental impacts of
frequent deliveries to your premises.

•7. Minimizeproduction waste.
•Look at your production processes and see
what can be altered to minimize waste. If you
have a café, consider the size of the meals and
if food is leftover consider downsizing the
portion a little.

•8. Think about waste produced by your
customers.
•With takeaway coffee, consider
refillable mugs, which customers can come
back and get refilled at a discount, rather
than throwaway cups. If the throwaway cups
are used choose cups made from recycled
materials and/or are certified as sustainable.

•9. Establish a composting system.
•If you are preparing food at your nursery, you might
like to consider a simple composting system. Even a
city business can compost nowadays, using a
counter-top composter like a bokashi bucket. If you
have outdoor space, you could establish a worm
farm or compost heap. Paper can be composted,
along with fruit and vegetable scraps.

•10. Introducea no or low plastics policy.
•Ask members to bring their own water
bottles of clean cups or use recycled
alternatives.

•11. Use recycled materials for fixtures
where possible.
•Recycled building materials can also
reduce the construction costs.

•12. Act as a recycling center for other
recyclables.
•Work with council to be a recycling center
and promote this service to customers.

•13. Implement inventory control
procedures to avoid over-ordering.
•Custom made computer programs can be
set up specifically to track your business
needs, if necessary.

•14. Eliminate materials that cannot be
recycled from the production process or
the services you provide.
•Convert to recyclable materials to reduce
your waste volume and seek out
businesses that will take your waste for
recycling.

•15. Share plants.
•Share plants and cuttings with family and
friends, and nobody will need to buy any
new plants or create any new waste.

•16. Harvest food when it’s ready.
•Harvest whatever is ready to eat, and plan
your meals around what you are growing
so you don’t waste any of your delicious
home-grown produce.

•17. Control yourweeds without chemicals.
•Avoid chemical weed killers – consider
using natural alternatives such as salt or
pine needles as mulch to control the weeds
in your garden. Much less packaging, and
no nasty toxins involved.

•18. Upcycle household items.
•Instead of buying items such as plant markers
or seedling pots, make your own from used
newspaper, cardboard, lolly sticks, or similar.
If you require help with drainage in some of
your pots, try using broken crockeryinstead of
sending it to
landfill.

•19. Seek advice.
•In order to truly achieve a Zero Waste garden or
nursery, you’ll need to seek the advice of a
gardening expert, who will be able to tell you what
to plant where and why. The chances are, if you’re
not very green-fingered (or even if you are), you’ll
end up planting something in the wrong spot, and it
will die, not flourish, or effect the growth of other
plants around it.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

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