Transcript Wrigley Litter Less Campaign

Wrigley Litter Less
Campaign
Young Reporters for the Environment
Litter is……
……..waste in the wrong place!
Chewing gum
Dog litter
Cigarette ends
Domestic waste
Food leftovers
Sources of litter
Domestic waste
Uncovered waste
Building waste
Illegal dumping
Outings waste
Street littering
Large scale occasions
Litter left outside
Car littering
Why do people litter?
• Laziness. More than half of all littering occurs
within five metres of a garbage can or bin.
• Deliberate action. Often litter is not simply
left behind, but placed carefully in chosen
locations.
• Insufficient rubbish bins / unavailability of
ashtrays.
• Habit and forgetfulness.
Impact of litter
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Litter is a threat to public health.
• Litter can be a fire hazard.
• Litter can harm or kill wildlife.
Impacts of litter….
• Litter harms our waterways.
• Removing litter from the environment
costs everyone money.
• Litter attracts litter.
Decay times
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Paper – 6 months
Cigarette ends – 2-5 years
Banana peel - 3 months
Plastic shopping bag – 10-30 years
Gum – 20-25 years
Aluminium Can – 200-400 years
Hot Spots
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Town centres
Routes to schools
Fences around schools and garden beds
Near shops selling ‘food on the go’
Play areas and parks where groups gather
Car parks
Shopping areas
Solutions?
• Contact businesses who sold what was
littered to try and reduce packaging
• Make sure your waste goes in the rubbish bin,
not beside it
• Take your litter home when visiting parks and
gardens
• Pack a waste free lunch with reusable plastic
containers and water bottles
• Always dispose of unwanted chemicals responsibly
• Use a reusable cloth bag when you are shopping
• Always take a pick-up-bag when walking your dog
Goals of the Litter Less Campaign
To raise awareness of the effect of litter
To prevent and manage litter
To collaborate with other schools to promote
ESD (education for sustainable development)
To find and then report solutions through
articles, photographs and videos
To influence others by communicating with
others through the media
Participation
Participants of the Litter
Less Campaign investigate
a local litter issue and
produce a journalistic
production in the form of
articles,
photographic
reportage, or video clips.
The
production
must
include suggestions for
solutions on minimising
litter.
Registration
YRE - Wrigley
Litter Less Campaign
Calendar
30 October 2012
Litter Less Campaign launch
15 Dec 2012
Deadline for registrations
1 Dec 2012 –
1 April 2013
Investigations / Projects / Campaigns
12 April 2013
Deadline to upload projects
1 May 2013
National Winners are announced
1 June 2013
International Winners are announced
October 2013
International Winners attend a workshop
abroad
Incentives
• Press cards
• Activities
• Prizes – 3 tablets, iPod,
digital camera, full camping kit
• Publications and websites
• PR for winners and schools
• Mission abroad