monkey proofing rubbish bins, 2013
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Overview Who = The FSSK members
Where = The FSSK building
Why = To stop the attack by the wild animals towards the bins, and also to improve the FSSK members awareness regarding cleanliness
How = By substituting all the existing bins, with the new monkey proof bins
When = 1st January 2013-30th June 2013
What = To replace all the bins in the FSSK with monkey proof bins and to conduct a campaign regarding cleanliness
Organization Background
Founded in 1st of October 1994
The reason to sustain environment
List of activities been done throughout 2011
• Lectures : Challenges for Environmental Diplomacy: Moving Forward’ by Prof Dr. Roderick J. Lawrence.
• Visit : Talk and Visit from Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics (UNIMAS).
• Seminar : Urban development in Developing Countries – Searching for a Sustainable Solution for Mumbai, India
PROBLEM
Poor quality dustbins.
Wild animals - rummage the dustbins to search for foods.
For years - wild animals coming into the FSSK building has been increasing.
Several students have been attacked by the monkeys
Rubbish strewn about by the monkeys attract insects –exposing students to diseases
Yearly expense of replacing damaged dustbins in FSSK from 2006 to 2011
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cost RM10 145 RM12 554 RM15 321 RM16 434 RM17 124 RM22 123
Total cost RM93 781
Source FSSK Administration Office
Figure 1: Bins been rummage
Figure 2 : Overflow rubbish bin
Figure 3 : Overflow of rubbish bin
Figure 4 : Monkey is searchingFor foods in the bin
SOLUTION
Replace all the dustbins in FSSK with the monkey proof bins.
Conduct awareness campaign regarding cleanliness and the proper disposal of food waste.
F igure 5 : The monkey proof bin Figure 6 : The monkey proof bin
BENEFITS
Drastically reduced the damage to the dustbin.
FSSK can save more money.
The environment in FSSK will be much more cleaner.
Animals entering FSSK compound will decrease.
Funding RequiredItems Numbers Cost per unit (RM) Total cost
Purchase of monkey
proof bins
30 Bins RM 1 845.50 RM55 365.00
Printing banners,
posters andflyers
Flyers = 1000Posters = 25Banners = 5
Flyers = RM0.50Posters =RM2.00
Banners = RM15.00
Flyers =RM500.00Posters =RM50.00Banners= RM75.00
Total cost RM55 990.00
“put your money where your mouth is”
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