EcoGenius: Green the Future now!

• Mentorles
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 4

How many kilos of waste does the average person produce in The Netherlands?

1. 100 kg
2. 280 kg
3. 395 kg
4. 490 kg

What percentage of this number is seperated?

1. 32%
2. 59%
3. 73%
4. 85%

Can you name the different categories that waste is collected in? Name as many as you can.

Discuss

Make groups with at least 1 Dutch and 1 Turkish and/or 1 Italian student. Discuss the following questions. 

- Do you seperate waste? 

- Which categories of waste do you seperate  at home?

- How do you collect all the different types of waste?

Do you seperate waste at home?

Yes

No

If yes, how many categories do you use?

2

3

4

5

5+

What are reasons to seperate waste?

Reasons to seperate waste:

- Recycling: waste stops being waste and becomes a new material

- awareness of the amount of waste and packaging

- residual waste is burned, which is bad for the environment

- residual waste is more expensive to process

- better for the environment

How much home waste do you think could be recycled as material for new products if seperated correctly?

1. 30%
2. 50%
3. 70%
4. 90%

Discuss

What other places in your country is waste seperated?

Think of schools, shopping centres, public spaces

Exercise

Sort the waste into the right category.

Discuss why you think it should be there, and if it is the same in all countries.

Litterati App

Go to the playstore on your phone

Find and download the app: Litterati

You'll need it in Amsterdam on Thursday!