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Significance of sustainabilityeducation in schools and
communities towardsattaining zero waste
Significance of sustainabilityeducation in schools and
communities towardsattaining zero waste
Reema BanerjeeProgramme Coordinator & WB-in-chargeCentre for Environment Education
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Centre for Environment Education
• Established in 1984
• Centre of Excellence in EE
• Supported by Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests,Government of India
• Affiliated to the NehruFoundation forDevelopment (NFD)
• Established in 1984
• Centre of Excellence in EE
• Supported by Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests,Government of India
• Affiliated to the NehruFoundation forDevelopment (NFD)
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• Developing programmes and material toincrease awareness about the environmentand sustainable development.
• To raise public awareness and understandingof environmental issues, with a view topromote the conservation and wise use ofnature and natural resources.
CEE’s Primary Objective• Developing programmes and material to
increase awareness about the environmentand sustainable development.
• To raise public awareness and understandingof environmental issues, with a view topromote the conservation and wise use ofnature and natural resources.
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• Education for Children• EE in Higher Education• Education for Youth• Communicating
environment through theMedia
• Experiencing Nature• Industry Initiatives• Waste Management• Sustainable Urban and
Rural Development
Thrust Areas (28)
• Education for Children• EE in Higher Education• Education for Youth• Communicating
environment through theMedia
• Experiencing Nature• Industry Initiatives• Waste Management• Sustainable Urban and
Rural Development
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• EE for Fragile Areas• Biodiversity Conservation• Eco-tourism• Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation• Water and Sanitation• Initiatives for the UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development
Thrust Areas (contd.)• EE for Fragile Areas• Biodiversity Conservation• Eco-tourism• Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation• Water and Sanitation• Initiatives for the UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development
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Reach..
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Recognitions• The India NGO Award for the western region (joint)
in the large scale NGO category.• CEE’s website for children was selected to be
finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008 inthe category of Environment.
• The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for GoodPractices, by the Asia-Pacific Forum forEnvironment and Development (APFED).
• Srishti Good Green Governance Award• Plastic on Award: Recognizing Excellence Winner
Awarded to Centre for Environment Education,New Delhi Innovation in Plastics.
• The India NGO Award for the western region (joint)in the large scale NGO category.
• CEE’s website for children was selected to befinalist for the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008 inthe category of Environment.
• The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for GoodPractices, by the Asia-Pacific Forum forEnvironment and Development (APFED).
• Srishti Good Green Governance Award• Plastic on Award: Recognizing Excellence Winner
Awarded to Centre for Environment Education,New Delhi Innovation in Plastics.
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Waste Management Scenario..
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Unscientific disposal of waste leading tosoil and groundwater pollution…
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Mixing of General and Hospitalwaste with animal feeding on it
(Zoonosis)
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Vulnerable group at health risk
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CEE’s waste managementeducation initiatives
Started in 1990’s and have been aimed atpolicy interventions, awareness andimplementing pilot level best practices onwaste management in various cities of thecountry
Started in 1990’s and have been aimed atpolicy interventions, awareness andimplementing pilot level best practices onwaste management in various cities of thecountry
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Objectives of the Interventions• In achieving the principles of Reduce,
Reuse and Recycling of waste to divertmaximum amount of waste from going tolandfill.
• Piloting best practices on wastemanagement.
• Education and capacity building on variousaspects of waste management forbehavioral change.
• In achieving the principles of Reduce,Reuse and Recycling of waste to divertmaximum amount of waste from going tolandfill.
• Piloting best practices on wastemanagement.
• Education and capacity building on variousaspects of waste management forbehavioral change.
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Intervention in schools andcommunity
Intervention in schools andcommunity
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Approach• Club Approach
Activities are done with eco club students as regular class lessons. Theseactivities provide alternative ways of teaching/complementing/supporting -what is already there in the textbooks, and thus does not require additionaltime.
• Whole School ApproachStudents of Eco/Energy Clubs are expected to take their learnings to theentire school. Members of the Eco/Energy Clubs share their learnings withother students on a regular basis through various activities in built within theprogramme.
Beyond SchoolThis includes a menu of actions, ideas and guidelines that helps studentsand teachers go beyond their role as Class and Club teacher, to take thelead in transforming and taking the awareness and action to society andcommunity outside the school.
• Club ApproachActivities are done with eco club students as regular class lessons. Theseactivities provide alternative ways of teaching/complementing/supporting -what is already there in the textbooks, and thus does not require additionaltime.
• Whole School ApproachStudents of Eco/Energy Clubs are expected to take their learnings to theentire school. Members of the Eco/Energy Clubs share their learnings withother students on a regular basis through various activities in built within theprogramme.
Beyond SchoolThis includes a menu of actions, ideas and guidelines that helps studentsand teachers go beyond their role as Class and Club teacher, to take thelead in transforming and taking the awareness and action to society andcommunity outside the school.
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CLUB APPROACH
Peer group/Eco club training andeducation..
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Participatory andInformal
Education..
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WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH
Implementation and sustainingwaste management activities at
school level.
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Waste Audit and Waste PaperRecyling
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Recycled papers made bystudents
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Composting at School Level
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End use of compost
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Vertical Gardens using used PETBottles..
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Whole school awareness onwaste management
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Competitions related to wastemanagement
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BEYOND SCHOOL..
Involving communities..
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Exposure Visits to RecyclingUnits
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IEC Campaigns
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Student Reporters
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Convergencewith National
Schemes
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Extensive education and capacitybuilding of resident associations
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Behavioral Education: must forsegregation at source
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Inclusion of informal sector-Ragpickers/Waste retrievers
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Capacity building of sanitaryworkers of ULBs
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Education for Waste BasedEntrepreneurship
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Paper Waste Recycling
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Up-cycling of Waste Polybags
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Education for replication to otherorganisations
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IEC on Waste Management
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Impact• Around a total of 200 kgs of organic waste
and 50 kgs of paper waste is beingrecycled/diverted from going into landfill in6 months through the composting andhandmade paper making by 30 schools.
• As a result of awareness and motivation,few schools are collecting 500 kg of wastepaper and send to Paper Recycling Mill ina year regularly.
• Around a total of 200 kgs of organic wasteand 50 kgs of paper waste is beingrecycled/diverted from going into landfill in6 months through the composting andhandmade paper making by 30 schools.
• As a result of awareness and motivation,few schools are collecting 500 kg of wastepaper and send to Paper Recycling Mill ina year regularly.
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• Schools have been able to reduce the wastegeneration through conducting waste auditson regular basis.
• Most of the schools have declared theirpremise Polybag free zones. The polybagscollected through campaigns are routed tothe units who uses polybags with bitumen forroad construction.
• Exposure trips have has led to increasedpractical knowledge of the students on thevarious aspect of waste management as percurriculum/studies in school.
• Schools have been able to reduce the wastegeneration through conducting waste auditson regular basis.
• Most of the schools have declared theirpremise Polybag free zones. The polybagscollected through campaigns are routed tothe units who uses polybags with bitumen forroad construction.
• Exposure trips have has led to increasedpractical knowledge of the students on thevarious aspect of waste management as percurriculum/studies in school.
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• In 1994-95 PMC became the first ULB toofficially register waste pickers throughKKPKP (Kagad Kacg Patra KashkariPanchyat, a registered trade union).Currently 2300 waste pickers providesegregated waste collection services to 4lac households.
• PMC has been able to divert 60MT ofwaste away from landfills. 80-85% wastegenerated is recycled/processed
• In 1994-95 PMC became the first ULB toofficially register waste pickers throughKKPKP (Kagad Kacg Patra KashkariPanchyat, a registered trade union).Currently 2300 waste pickers providesegregated waste collection services to 4lac households.
• PMC has been able to divert 60MT ofwaste away from landfills. 80-85% wastegenerated is recycled/processed
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• The waste based entrepreneurship haslead to more empowerment of the peoplewho are already involved in the wastemanagement.
• The behavioural change education hasalso lead to increased reduction andsegregation practices in many localities,which in turn lead to improvementtreatment and thus towards zero waste.
• The waste based entrepreneurship haslead to more empowerment of the peoplewho are already involved in the wastemanagement.
• The behavioural change education hasalso lead to increased reduction andsegregation practices in many localities,which in turn lead to improvementtreatment and thus towards zero waste.
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The education towardsattaining zero waste is leadingthe schools and communitiestowards a sustainable future..
The education towardsattaining zero waste is leadingthe schools and communitiestowards a sustainable future..
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Thank You
Reema BanerjeeProgramme Coordinator, WB in-charge
Reema BanerjeeProgramme Coordinator, WB in-charge