6TH CLASS “TREE CONSUMPTION” “FOTIS PITTAS” PRIMARY SCHOOL, DASOS ACHNAS CYPRUS
The problem ... Don’t close your nose …. Open your eyes!!
How many of these things could be recycled;
Here are some of them!! Glass Plastic Paper Batteries Aluminium http://www.resource.nsw.gov.au/murfy/murfy.htm
The solution ‌
All these materials can be reused with recycle.
Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new, useful products.
Why recycling; Save resources and raw materials Save energy Protect the environment Reduce waste Positive contribution to the purchasing power of citizens
Raw Materials Paper, glass, and metal are manmade goods. In order to produce these goods, we use raw materials which can be found in our natural environment. Paper is made from tree trunks. Glass is made from sand, lime and soda. Aluminum is made from bauxite ore. By recycling, we reduce the unnecessary waste of paper, glass and metal which can be harmful to our environment. Therefore we save some of that raw materials.
Reduce Paper Use At school, we primarily use paper. We use books, booklets, brochures, paper to paint, and cardboards. To raise awareness among our school peers to reduce and recycle paper, we decided to do a survey to find out how much paper we consume every day at school.
For this reason, we prepared a checklist and asked from each class to record the amount of paper use every day as well as the number of notebook pages they use. Additionally, we asked from the our school secretary to record how many cardboards and A3 papers used in a week. After a week, we found for each class how much paper it uses.
Average for a week Sheets Α4 Notebook Sheets Α5
1ST CLASS
2ND CLASS
3RD CLASS
4TH CLASS
5TH CLASS
6TH CLASS
SCHOOL
510
140
210
300
250
155
180
170 (85 Α4)
210 (105 Α4)
320 300 380 470 (160Α4) (150 Α4) (185Α4) (235 Α4)
Thick paper Α4
250 (500 Α4)
Sheets Α3
250 (500 Α4)
TOTAL
595 3.21kg
500A4=2.7kg
245 1.32kg
370 1.99kg
450 2.43kg
435 3.34kg
390 2.1kg
1180 6.37kg
For 59kg of paper we need 1 tree
Sheets for a week 1200 1000 800 600 Sheets for a week 400 200
0 1st class
2nd class
3rd class
4th class
5th class
6th school class
Each school year has 38 working weeks. CLASS
1 WEEK
38 WEEKS
TREES
1ST
3.21kg
121.98kg
2.06
2nd
1.32kg
50.16kg
0.85
3rd
1.99kg
75.62kg
1.28
4th
2.43kg
92.34kg
1.56
5th
3.34kg
126.92kg
2.15
6th
2.1kg
79.8kg
1.35
School
6.37kg
242.06kg
4.10
13.35
Tree consumption for our school
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
School
Think... For 1 school year we need 13.35 trees!
But …a pine tree needs
30 years to grow!
What can we do? We can use the copy machine wisely no more extra copies. When we print or do copies, we can use both sides of the paper. We can use more often the class board and our notebooks. We can actively participate in recycling programs in our school and local area.
Let's not forget ... recycling is the second best solution.
Reduce Paper Use is the BEST solution !!