Overview

Sometimes it’s hard to get students and staff recycling and disposing of waste in an effective way. There are so many different types of waste and different bins to put it all in. But cutting waste can be fun, educational, and put money back into stretched budgets. You can build on the strengths of existing waste management and get creative about resource management.

To manage waste effectively, you need to know how improper waste disposal negatively impacts the environment, so you can take action to prevent this. Key waste-management principles, like using the waste-management hierarchy, can help you handle waste properly. And you can use a variety of methods to tackle sorting and recycling waste.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Recognise the impact of improper waste disposal on the environment
• Identify key waste-management principles to promote eco-consciousness in schools and communities
• Recognise methods for sorting and recycling different types of waste, to encourage sustainable behaviours among students and staff

Why should I take this course

This course is for school staff, school leaders, and business managers. You’ll learn what happens when waste gets disposed of in the wrong way, the key waste-management principles to follow, and methods for sorting and recycling. With the knowledge from this course, you’ll be able to encourage and promote sustainable behaviour among your peers as well as your students.