HOW STUDENTS CAN HANDLE SCHOOL WASTE: A CASE STUDY
This study challenged a public school community in Brazil to construct a waste management scheme with the aim to divert the maximum possible quantity from the landfill. The method asked for separation of waste into biodegradable material, inert recyclable material and trash. Students operated the system. They produced compost from the biodegradable material on the school premises and delivered the inert recyclable material to reverse logistics operators. Only the trash ended up in the landfill. The separated waste consisted of 38.2% biodegradable food scraps, 42.6% inert recyclable material and 19.2% useless material designated as garbage. The windrows for composting received all biodegradable waste from the school, fruit scraps from a neighboring shop, dry leaves and some small branches from the garden as well as water to control the humidity. Of the 157.7 kg of waste produced per month, the management scheme diverted from the landfill 80.8%. The method is available for imitation elsewhere.Keywords: Diversion of waste from landfills, recycling waste in schools, waste management in schools.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aidis/article/view/41079 |
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