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WA S T E E D U C AT I O N F O R A U C K L A N D S C H O O L S - M A R C H 2 0 1 1 Welcome to our very first WasteWise News under the new Auckland Council. This issue introduces you to new council staff and outlines waste minimisation resources available to schools in the Auckland area. Key waste minimisation contacts in council are detailed below and further information can be found throughout this newsletter. Waveney Warth WASTE MINIMISATION ADVISOR Waveney is responsible for waste WasteWise schools 2011 update reducing our footprint We would like to extend congratulations to the following schools: Edendale Primary, Harrisville School, Mansell Senior, May Road School, Owairaka District Primary, Stanmore Bay School, and Woodlands Park who are all ready to graduate from the WasteWise Schools Programme. minimisation services and a resource bank. She can be contacted at: [email protected] Katie Buller WASTE MINIMISATION EDUCATOR This is a great achievement - each school has worked really hard over the past two years and has made a commitment to continuing their WasteWise journey into the future. The waste minimisation team is really proud of the graduating schools and looks forward to presenting each school with a 'Proud to be Waste Wise School' sign in the coming weeks. Katie is responsible for coordinating the WasteWise Schools programme. She can be contacted at: [email protected] Marissa Oakley Browne WASTE MINIMISATION EDUCATOR Marissa is responsible for developing and delivering learning sessions at the Auckland Council waste minimisation learning centre. She can be contacted at: [email protected] For general queries please contact: [email protected] Bailey Road students with their 'Proud to be a WasteWise School' sign. Bailey Road was the first school in the Auckland region to graduate the WasteWise School programme. Printed on 100% recycled paper with vegetable based inks. WasteWise schools teacher workshops We offer 2 one day workshops for WasteWise schools key teachers. An 'Introduction to WasteWise schools' in the first year and 'Next Steps' in the second. Below are the workshop dates for 2011. If your school is interested in signing up or finding out more about WasteWise schools please contact Katie Buller on 624 4714 or email [email protected] as there are still places left on the 2011 intake. Date Venue Focus 1 April 2011 8 April 2011 20 May 2011 Logan Campbell Botanic Gardens Logan Campbell Botanic Gardens Logan Campbell Botanic Gardens 27 May 2011 Secondary School - Logan Campbell Botanic Gardens 10 June 2011 Primary - Logan Campbell Botanic Gardens Next Steps - primary teacher workshop 2 Next Steps - secondary teacher workshop 2 An introduction to WasteWise schools for primary teachers workshop 1 An introduction to WasteWise schools for secondary teachers workshop 1 An introduction to WasteWise schools for primary teachers workshop 1 Are we recycling right? Not sure if you are recycling right? Here are some answers to the most frequently asked kerbside recycling questions: Do items have to be washed and squashed? YES. All Material Recovery Facilities require clean and prefer dry recyclables. Where possible, rinse, squash and remove any lids. Lids can be recycled too, but not in Waitakere or North Shore. Should paper be separate or commingled (mixed together)? In all cases paper and card must be flat. Most schools have separate arrangements for paper, but if the kerbside service is used: • Auckland Isthmus and Manukau: paper and cardboard are commingled • Everywhere else in the Auckland region: Put paper and cardboard in a secure bundle next to recycling crate. Can I recycle this? Straws Yogurt pottles Magazines Paper with artwork if water based if paint is oil based, acrylic or similar Juice carton North Shore / Waitakere Everywhere else in the Auckland region Soiled paper (used paper towels, food soiled) Hot chip or coffee cups Photocopier ream wrappers Chip packets Want to know why or unsure if an item can be recycled? For more information contact Waveney at 624 4703 or [email protected] For bookings please phone For Manukau, Auckland and North Shore areas: The Kaipatiki Project on 482 1172 For all other areas, including the Gulf Islands: Sue Martin on 624 4767. Free worm farming and composting courses Want a Worm Farm? The council will hold 38 composting courses over the Auckland region from February to June 2011. They will cover worm farming, Bokashi and conventional composting systems. For more information about building and maintaining worm farms at your school contact Waveney Warth at: [email protected] Your school could be eligible for financial support. Waste education services and resource bank • Curriculum based learning material and aids: for example the Composting Kids DVD. There is wide range of resources and programmes available to schools in 2011 delivered by a team of experienced facilitators, whom many of you already work with. Educating students in waste issues and minimisation principles is a relevant and rewarding topic. It could also lead to your school significantly reducing the cost of waste disposal. • The WasteWise Game Show: an engaging interactive learning activity for up to 200 students. • Facilitated in-depth learning experiences: for example, composting or consumer choice workshops. • Technical advice for building and maintaining organic waste systems such as worm farms, bokashi and composting. Limited funding is available. • Waste audits. • Support for a Litterless Lunch day. • Visits to a Waste Minimisation Learning Centre (see next page). Whether you would like support for teaching a unit on waste, or you would just like to know what to put in the recycling bin, please feel free to contact Waveney Warth at [email protected]. Resources and services include: • Talks for assemblies and classes: including the popular 3R's talk (reduce, reuse, recycle) and the 'Rubbish Free Year' talk (from the woman who challenged herself to live without creating any rubbish for one year). Keen to visit a waste minimisation centre? Did you know there are currently two waste minimisation centres in the Auckland region? One is the Auckland Council waste minimisation learning centre in Henderson and the other is the Visy Recycling education centre in Onehunga. Both offer free classroom sessions where you can learn how to minimise your waste. A third centre is under construction at the TPI refuse transfer station on Waiheke Island. Auckland Council waste minimisation learning learning centre As well as an interactive classroom session on waste minimisation, the centre offers a unique site tour which allows you to view the various areas of the refuse transfer station including the green waste disposal area, the resource recovery centre, the steel recycling area, the main tipping floor and the loading area. Where: Auckland Council waste minimisation learning centre 50 The Concourse, Henderson. When: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9.30am to 12 noon (bookings are essential). To book please contact: Marissa Oakley Browne Waste Minimisation Educator Email: [email protected] Phone: (09) 624 4781. Visy Recycling education centre The Visy Recycling education centre, located at the Onehunga Material Recovery Facility (MRF) offers an opportunity for school students to learn more about recycling and the environment. Excursions can include interactive presentations and the opportunity to learn what happens to recycling when it leaves your kerbside. Where: Visy Recycling 29 Victoria Street Onehunga, Auckland When: Monday to Friday, bookings are essential. To book please contact: Meredith Graham Education and Marketing Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (09) 975 2003. Green Calendar 2011 Date Event Website 26 March Earth Hour (8:30pm) www.earthhour.org 22 April Earth Day www.earthday.org 1-7 May International Composting Week www.compostweek.com 5 June World Environment Day www.unep.org 20-27 August Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week www.knzb.org.nz 11-18 September Conservation Week www.doc.govt.nz/conservation-week-home 26 November International Buy Nothing Day www.buynothingday.co.uk Harvesting vermicast from your worm farm After a few months or when a layer is full you will be ready to harvest vermicast for your garden. For horizontal feeding systems, such as bathtubs, gently shift all the unfinished material on the top to one side. Place vermicast that is now exposed in little heaps on a tarp in full sun. Wait 15 minutes for the worms to move downwards away from the light and warmth. Skim vermicast off the top, wait a further 15 minutes and repeat. Vermicast may be used straight on the garden or vegetable patch as an excellent fertiliser. Any left over worms and unprocessed organic matter may be placed back in your worm farm. Vermicast is very rich in fertility so it needs be diluted to at least a ratio of 1 part castings to 5 parts soil so that plant roots do not burn. Remember keep worms out of the light - they get instant sunburn! Alternatively castings can be liquefied by diluting with water and applying in liquid form. Note: Do not harvest your worms with the vermicast! You want your worms to stay inside your worm farm or they will not survive for long! For vertical stacking systems (e.g. Can-o-worms) the worm farm ideally wants to be in a sunny position for harvesting as worms move away from light and warmth. When not harvesting castings the worm farms need to be in the shade. Take the bottom working tray and place it on top of your worm farm and leave the lid off. in association with WasteWise Game Show Tour 16th May – 3rd June A unique interactive production specifically aimed at years 4-6. Auckland Council in partnership with Kids 4 Drama present the “WasteWise Game Show” a free theatre in education production available to your students in term two of this year. Audiences of up to 200 are treated to a high energy, engaging and highly interactive show while learning key messages of reduce, reuse, recycle. Each class has a representative competing in the game show. The representative is chosen based on achievement in a waste minimisation activity. Teachers find this activity in a teacher resource book they receive upon booking. This book is an excellent resource full of curriculum based waste focused activities. Be quick. Traditionally Kids 4 Drama tours fill up fast. We reserve spaces for schools across the region on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your free performance, email [email protected] as soon as possible. WasteWise words in Te Reo WasteWise schools audit results A big thank you to all our WasteWise schools who collectively reduce waste to landfill by 211.12kg per day!! This means approximately 38,000kg of material is now reduced, reused or recycled by WasteWise schools each school year! compost environment food waste landfill paper plastic waste worm farming wair kau or puwair kau taiao para kai ruapara pepa kirihou para p mu noke These words are taken from Te Reo P aiao, a M ori language dictionary of Science, written and published by He Kupenga Hao i te Reo. He Kupenga Hao i te Reo is a developer and publisher of learning materials for M ori medium education based in Palmerston North.