Classroom waste
How do you know there is a problem?
Research
previous studies
literature review
surveys
Google forms
survey monkey
waste audit
Tally and graph
use maths to work out mass or capacity of waste
Who can you ask?
students at school
teachers
Who is effected?
Students
Create waste from the use of writing implements
Staff
Create waste from the use of writing implements. Extra workload to implement project
caregivers
Cost of buying recyclable products
Environment
Environmental cost to offset monetary cost and convenience
Where
Local Primary School
Distance and time between?
Drop off location
How
collection box
size
weight
storage
leaks
deterioration
Construction material
Cardboard
Easy to create prototype
Weak
not waterproof
plastic
Still plastic
maybe recycled from used implements
Waterproof
Metal
heavy
strong
harder to manufacture?
What - Whiteboard
Markers
waste stream
Cheaper option for families
Families Lower Socio-economical disadvantage
environmental cost offset
Landfill
85% of plastic already landing here
recycle
cost
downcycle
recycling of products into lower grade plastic for other single use items
efficient recycle
what product?
PET plastic that can be curb-side recycled.
Is it compatible with the solvents?
cost
Glass? could be an issue with breaking at a school.
Cost
refill
collect and refill solution
cost
Infrastructure
on-going cost
single use refill
Still creating landfill
environmental cost
requires particular branding?
universal application
can this be used with any brand marker?
Who manages?
student use
spillage
individual job on job chart
teacher use
another thing to have to manage
multiple colours/types
pre-assign colour choice
one or two colours plus one high-lighter colour
cheaper option
all colours
higher cost
Electronic
Whiteboard
Digital marker
calibration
how often?
older systems seemed to need calibration every time it was used
Are new models better?
Research
survey
time to fix before writing
how to use?
professional development
cost
new software getting better
Survey
Tactile - feel like writing
newer systems have a better tactile feel
Survey
older options were pretty unwieldy
Individual devices
Using existing units
iPad
full class set?
Survey
is there software available to do job
research
Durability
would increased use see increase in maintenance?
new devices
cost
can they do anything different?
research
durability
are other devices durably enough for class?
cost of damage
cost of protection
What - Pencil Case
Crayons
paper covered type
Messier
small amount of waste
Plastic twisty tube
Recycle
Refillable?
Research
Tube recyclable?
Research
Terracycle
cost
Landfill
Textas
Ban?
democratic vote could be HASS related
recycle
refillable
cost
who responsible
landfill
Pencils
plastic coated
what is happening with the coating?
landfill
escape to environment
plain wood
some have seeds
limited waste if used to snub
can be hard to hold
mechanical
cheap option
pretty much single use as they break easily
landfill
recycle
terracycle
cost
good quality
cost
refillable
some packaging waste from refills
recyclable
cardboard to curb side
soft plastic to supermarket scheme
downcycle
plastic tube
terracycle
cost
Ruler
Plastic
breakable
waste
recycle
terracycle
cost
landfill
metal
strong
dangerous?
wood
breakable, easily dented
waste
organic breakdown
landfill
cheap
sustainably produced?
promotes logging
eraser
cute, uneffective
collect many
landfill
good quality
only need 1
cost
rubbings environmentally harmful?
better option?
Case
organic sustainably sourced
cost
maybe not as desirable
waste
breakdown in environment
reuse
recycle
plastic cheap fun
breaks easily
purchase more
cost
more waste
waste
landfill
recycle
terracycle
cost
plastic good quality
cost
last longer
Waste
reuse
can reuse if not wanted for school
eventual waste
purchase more?
recycle
Terracycle
cost
landfill