January 08, 2020

Another Waste Audit



Guess what! Jackman’s Eco Team conducted another
Waste Audit. Here’s what you need to know… the total mass of Wednesday’s garbage was... drum roll please… 10kg!!! Wow! That’s even better than last year’s waste (11kg)! And to think, six years ago, we had 36kg! Our waste reduction strategies are working!!! Way to go, Jackman!!! Here is a summary of what we found…

Some things in the garbage should have been RECYCLED - about 1.5kg
Papers, paper scraps & cardboard boxes
2 juice boxes & 37 plastic cups
Plastic utensils
Plastic & Styrofoam food containers
Milk bags, bread bags & plastic shopping bags

Some things in the garbage was FOOD that should have been EATEN or COMPOSTED - about 1.5kg
Pizza crusts, pitas & crackers
Apple slices, grapes, orange slices, carrots, cucumber & banana peels
Pencil shavings
Food stained paper plates

Some of our garbage were soiled papers that should have been COMPOSTED– about 1.5kg
Paper towels & tissues

Some of our garbage were things that should have been REUSED 
- about 0.5kg
Pencils, markers, crayons, erasers, glue sticks & even a pair of scissors
Lego, game pieces & math manipulatives
Reusable plastic containers

About ½ of our GARBAGE was truly GARBAGE & is sadly heading to a LANDFILL - about 5kg
Snack wrappers, candy wrappers & chip bags
Single-use coffee cups
Note: Our garbage is mostly food packaging
Craft materials like beads, felt & popsicle sticks
Small disposable Dixie cups

There you have it, another successful waste audit. The eco team will use this information to create new waste reduction projects at Jackman. We want everyone to be more mindful about waste as we inch closer and closer to becoming a ZERO Waste School.  Let’s Go ECO!


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