Waste Prevention Plan

This micro-network is aimed at all schools that are taking action to manage their waste. This can range from breakfast packaging to the various materials used in laboratory or vocational training workshops.

This initiative goes one step further to address the issue of prevention, i.e. how to prevent this waste in the first place. The ecological footprint can be further reduced by finding ways to prevent much of the waste we generate. The initiative also looks further, beyond habits or one-off campaigns, to include student participation and critical thinking.

The Waste Prevention Plan is an educational initiative that encourages schools to reflect on waste generation and its social and environmental impacts. It is also a proposal for empowering the educational community, and students in particular, to move towards a zero-waste culture through a gradual process of changing habits and values.

It is aimed at all educational centers that take actions to manage the waste generated within the educational institution: from breakfast packaging to various materials used in vocational training workshops or laboratories.

- To learn about the waste generated in schools by collecting and analysing data.
- To introduce appropriate waste prevention practices suited to the circumstances of each school.
- To encourage the entire education community to participate in the Waste Prevention Plan.
- To share potentially inspiring experiences with schools and other organisations.
- To provide a contextual framework for analysing the entire life cycle of products, from raw materials to recycling or degradation.
All education levels.
The prevention plan is based on an analysis to find out how much waste is produced at school, as well as what type of waste it is, and exactly where and in which processes it is produced. This analysis is then used to identify opportunities to reduce this waste, design measures to prevent it and, finally, implement these measures and quantify the results. The continuous assessment of the plan makes it possible to keep it up to date and continue to plan improvements in line with the needs of each school. Actions and results must be reported every step of the way to create as much motivation and awareness as possible.
- Guide to waste prevention in schools
- Technical assistance and tailored support at every school
- Working and experience exchange sessions
- Suggested data collection templates for the analysis
- Waste prevention outreach materials
- Compilation of teaching resources and inspiring experiences
- Carrying out waste prevention initiatives at school
- Attending the training sessions provided
- Hosting a visit from the micro-network’s external support team
- To share experiences with other schools in the More Sustainable Schools network
Registrations for the 2024-2025 academic year are closed.

Recursos

Sessions de la formació

Pla Prevencio Residus Sessio1 Microxarxa Escoles + Sostenibles

Primera sessió. Fonaments de la prevenció de residus

Sessió per establir els fonaments sobre la prevenció de residus i identificar les problemàtiques que els centres volen tractar durant el curs. Durant la sessió, es detecten i prioritzen les problemàtiques, es proposen accions concretes, es desenvolupen activitats de millora i s'avalua cada etapa del procés.

Location:

La Fàbrica del Sol

When:

20/11/2024

Segona sessió. Aprofundim en la prevenció de residus

A través de dinàmiques de grup amenes, es continua aprofundint en la prevenció de residus dins els centres educatius posant una atenció especial en l’evolució del funcionament dels projectes de les persones assistents.

Location:

Institut Jaume Balmes

When:

16/01/2025

Pla Prevencio Residus Sessio3 Microxarxa Escoles + Sostenibles

Tercera sessió. Intercanvi d’experiències

Aquesta sessió s’acostuma a fer en un centre educatiu de la xarxa que, com a amfitrió, explica la seva experiència. Es visiten els espais protagonistes, es ressegueixen els reptes existents i es promouen les aportacions de la resta de persones participants.

Location:

Institut Jaume Balmes

When:

06/03/2025

Quarta sessió. Avaluem per seguir millorant

Aquesta sessió s’acostuma a fer en un centre educatiu o equipament municipal, i serveix per fer una avaluació final del projecte i tractar les últimes directrius per completar els objectius abans de l’acabament del curs.

Location:

Institut Jaume Balmes

When:

15/05/2025