Becoming Campus Recycling Expert
Teaching Resources Support
Schools can make use of the following teaching resources, activities and recycling support to enhance students' knowledge on waste reduction and recycling, and community recycling support, with a view to equipping themselves to become recycling experts.
Objective
Educate students on waste reduction and recycling and allow them to familiarise with recycling facilities in schools and the community.
Expected Outcomes
- Understand the importance of source separation of waste, and their impact on the environment
- Master methods of waste reduction at source and proper recycling in daily live
- Understand the locations of the recycling facilities at schools or in the community and learn how to use them
- Cultivate waste reduction habit in schools
Teaching Resources Support
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Teaching Resource Pack | The teaching resource pack provides support to teachers in promoting the concepts of waste reduction and recycling in schools and “GREEN@COMMUNITY” recycling facilities through various lesson plans, worksheets, teaching activities, and extended activities. It also encourages students to invite their family members to practise source separation and recycling in their daily lives. Content includes:
Please click the below link to download the teaching resource packs: Besides, The EPD appointed The Education University of Hong Kong to organise teacher training workshops to introduce the usage of the teaching resource packs and provide an overview of the challenges of waste reduction, waste management measures and community recycling support in Hong Kong. It allows teachers to understand and educate their students on the concepts of waste reduction and recycling and community recycling facilities in the community. In addition, teachers will be able to gain hands-on experience of one of the extended activities proposed in the teaching resource packs (i.e. upcycle the residues of water treatment works into eco-magnetic chess or coaster). Content of the workshops is as follow:- Teacher Training Workshop - Primary School Sessions Teacher Training Workshop – Secondary School Sessions (to be rolled out) | ||||||
“Green@Metaverse” Online Game | “Green@Metaverse” allows students to learn the following through virtual games:
Students can customise virtual identities in the game and be awarded with special gifts after accomplishing missions. For details, please read the promotional leaflet (Chinese version only). | ||||||
Promotional Materials on Waste Reduction and Recycling | Source Separation and Recycling:
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School Promotion Booths | The Green Outreach Team of the EPD carries out school promotional services to provide students the latest information on waste reduction and recycling, and community recycling facilities through games and promotion vehicles. If students recycle more than 500g of recyclables at school, they will receive a special prize. Additionally, the Green Outreach (GO) Team can offer support and advice for waste reduction and recycling. Service period: September 2024 to July 2025, all weekdays (excluding public holidays), 9am to 5pm | ||||||
School Talks | The GO Team of the EPD educates students environmental knowledge like waste reduction and recycling, community recycling facilities, etc. in a comprehensible way through school talks. It is suitable to be carried out in assemblies and other special teaching activities. Service period: October 2024 to July 2025, all weekdays (excluding public holidays), 9am to 5pm | ||||||
Smart Recycling Promotion Vehicle | The EPD rolled out the “Smart Recycling Promotion Vehicle” with a view to introducing smart recycling technology and user flow of the equipment and allow students to experience the operation of the systems. Service period: Mid-September 2024 to mid-March 2025, all working days from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 5pm | ||||||
Education Panels | Schools can apply for educational panels for short-term display in the campus. Schools can flexibly arrange display period and purposes according to their own needs, with a view to enhancing students’ understanding of source separation of waste. Schools can apply for one session of 3-hour promotion booth in conjunction with the educational panels to promote waste reduction and recycling through Q&A sessions and souvenir award. Service period: November 2024 to July 2025 (tentatively) | ||||||
Engaging Students in Community Promotion Activities of the Green Outreach Team | The GO Team provides outreach services in the community through on-site guidance and demonstrations to educate members of the public on the importance of waste reduction at source, and encourage the public to practice source separation of waste and clean recycling. They also promote and plan “GREEN@COMMUNITY” services and convey the latest waste management messages to the public. Schools can nominate maximum 5 students to participate in the community promotions held by the GO Team to apply what they have learnt into practice to educate the public about waste reduction and recycling. Dates: Community promotion activities held on Saturdays or Sundays | ||||||
Visits to the EPD’s Waste Treatment and Environmental Education Facilities | Students can learn about environmental knowledge like waste treatment and resources circulation etc. interactively through participating in the guided tours of the EPD’s waste treatment and environmental education facilities.
List of Available Guided Tour Timeslots | ||||||
Organising other Environmental Education Activities | Schools can contact the nearby Recycling Stations, or the contractors of “GreenLink- Environmental Education Support Programme” directly to arrange environmental education activities (such as school talks, field trips, workshops, etc.)
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Application Methods | School Promotion Booths / Talks / Smart Recycling Promotion Vehicle
Education Panels Not available for reservation yet, please keep posted Visits to EPD’s Waste Management and Environmental Education Facilities:
General Terms
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Apply for Three-colour Waste Separation Bins | Schools could apply for the 3-colour waste separation bins through the “Waste Separation and Recycling Scheme in Schools” for separation of waste paper, metals and plastics. The EPD can also provide collection services for recyclable materials to schools for free. Interested schools please fill in the application form, and email or fax to the Secretary of the Environmental Campaign Committee to apply (Email:schools@eeb.gov.hk / Fax:2909 9516) |