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EcoWise Action This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment Smart Shopping and Waste

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Eco‐Wise Action

This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment

Smart Shopping and Waste

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Today’s workshop

• About what you buy and what you throw away

• Includes a home check list and lots of ideas

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Background information

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Reducing wastedoes not mean going without

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Waste

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energywater materials

products

waste

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Photo: Samuel Mann

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Greenhouse Gases

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192 kg

of waste per person per year

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buried landfill

methane gas

underground water

leaching into groundwater

contaminates soil

Stops land being usedfor other purposes

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How long does rubbish last?

Banana

Cigarette butt

Leather boot

Cotton rag

Paper bag

Wool sock

Rubber soleTin can (e.g. baked beans)

Aluminium can (e.g. soft drink)

Plastic rings for holding six‐

packsPlastic jug

Styrofoam cup

Glass bottle

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Rubbish lasts a long time!

• banana ‐ 3 to 4 weeks • paper bag ‐ 1 month • cotton rag ‐ 5 months • wool sock ‐ 1 year • cigarette butt ‐ 2 to 5 years • leather boot ‐ 40 to 50 years • rubber sole ‐ 50 to 80 years • tin can ‐ 80 to 100 years • aluminium can ‐ 200 to 500 years • plastic rings for holding 6‐packs ‐ 450 years • plastic jug ‐ 1 million years • Styrofoam cup ‐ unknown – forever? • glass bottle ‐ unknown – forever? 

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How to shop smarter andreduce waste

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Photo by sari dennise from Mexico City

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compost bin worm farm bokashi bin

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Image by mercedesfromtheeighties

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Photo: joguldi Photo: joguldi

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Junk mail sticker

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Using the home checklist

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Using the home checklist

Take reusable shopping bags to the shops instead.Do you accept plastic bags when shopping?

Yes

Buy items with minimal packaging or with recyclable packaging, e.g. loose fruit and vegetables.

Do you throw out packaging?

Yes

Write a shopping list to avoid buying things that will not be used.

Do you write a shopping list before shopping? 

No  

Easy Actions 

Smart shopping checklist

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Any questions?

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What do you want to do?

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What was interesting for 

you?

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Next workshop:Celebration