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8 Waste Management
Fig. 8.6 Floppy disk
should analyze the amounts and types of waste that the school is producing. Sorting
and recording the generated waste is a crucial step for determining the types of
waste in the school. After establishing what is thrown away, the school can set
recycling goals. Identify recyclable materials (see Fig. 8.6) and ascertain how to
collect them. You can establish various recycling programs, but the most common
recyclable materials are identified below.
8.9.1.1 Paper
Some recyclable paper products are copy paper, notebook paper, computer paper,
file folders, paper grocery bags, school letterhead, and colored paper. By separating
paper from the trash, the school can significantly reduce the quantity of waste sent
to landfills. One of the ways that schools reduce their paper use is to keep a scrap
paper tray within each classroom and ensuring that both sides of the paper are used.
8.9.1.2 Electronics
The school can establish an e-waste recycling program to recycle printer ink cartridges, monitors, and computers. The school’s administration staff can be involved
through the donation of old computers, monitors, and printers to corporations that
accept them.