ECONNATION MEETING GRAN CANARIA February 2017 Istituto Omnicomprensivo

ECO-N-NATION MEETING GRAN CANARIA – February 2017 Istituto Omnicomprensivo “Leonardo da Vinci” – Acquapendente - Italy

In our village: collecting sorted wastes door-to-door (Let’s sort wastes for a coloured world)

How do we sort wastes at home? Bio wastes Yes: leftovers, fruit and vegetables, eggs shells, coffee grounds, tea filters, bread, leaves, cut flowers, plants, topsoil, dirty paper, handkerchiefs, corks, wood ashes No: everything that does not have animal or vegetable origin, pets poo, cat litter Use biodegradable garbage bags. No plastic. Paper Yes: Paper packages, books, newspapers, magazines, notebooks, flyers, folders, beverages containers (like tetra-pack) No: greaseproof paper, receipts, fax paper. Put the paper directly into the bin without a bag Glass, metal and plastic Yes: soft drinks and water bottles, soap containers, clean plastic glasses and dishes, grocery bags, fruit and vegetables crates, polystyrene containers and packaging, tins, cans, screw and crown caps, spray cans, glass containers. No: Pyrex, crystal, chinaware, terracotta Put the material directly into the without a bag Non recyclable materials Toys, plastic cutlery, diapers, sanitary napkins, CDs , DVDs VHS and audio tapes, pens, felt-tip pens, brushes, stockings, plastic razors, latex and rubber gloves, vacuum cleaner bags.

And… at school? PAPER Where do I put it ? ? ? MULTIMATERIAL (glass, aluminium, plastic) UNSORTED

And… at school? Where do I put it ? ? ?

And… at school?

And… at school? Where do I put it ? ? ?

Visit to the SAO-ACEA plant in Orvieto

Visit to the SAO-ACEA plant in Orvieto This company is specialized in services concerning the treatment, re-use and disposal of solid waste, both urban and “special”. It also produces high quality compost. Active plants: • dumping ground near Orvieto, in Umbria, helping the area around Terni, collecting about 60. 000 tons/year • production of high quality compost for 60. 000 tons/year • production of 18. 000 tons/year of compost to produce biogas • production of 3 MWe of electrical power obtained from biogas • produzione di 500 k. We of electrical power obtained from photovoltaic

And … at school? Here's our idea !!! Where do I put it ? ? ?

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for example. . . PAPER Where do I put it? Paper Yes: Paper packages, books, newspapers, magazines, notebooks, flyers, folders, beverages containers (like tetra -pack) No: greaseproof paper, receipts, fax paper.

for example. . . MULTIMATERIAL Where do I put it? Glass, aluminium and plastic Yes: soft drinks and water bottles, soap containers, clean plastic glasses and dishes, grocery bags, fruit and vegetables crates, polystirene containers and packaging, tins, cans, screw and crown caps, spray cans, glass containers. No: Pyrex, crystal, chinaware, terracotta

for example. . . UNSORTED Where do I put it? Non recyclable materials Toys, plastic cutlery, diapers, sanitary napkins, CDs , DVDs VHS and audio tapes, pens, felt -tip pens, brushes, stockings, plastic razors, latex and rubber gloves, vacuum cleaner bags.