Why it is essential To encourage society to take part in recycling activities as the average person generates over 2 kg of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy, conserving the environment and preserving other natural resources Almost every hour, nearly 250,000 plastic bottles are dumped. Plastic bottles constitute close to 50% of recyclable waste in the dumps. Approximately 15,253.79 tons of PET was used in the packaging of bottled water in 2009-10 Creating new materials from existing materials uses significantly less energy than using raw materials Recycling plastic water bottles helps to decrease the amount of pollution in the air and water sources Fun facts about recycling Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 100 watt light bulb for 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours, and a TV for 2 hours When you throw away an aluminum can you waste as much energy as if you’d filled the can half full of gasoline and poured it into the ground Approximately 88 percent of the energy is saved when plastic is made from plastic rather than from the raw materials of gas and oil Plastic needs about 450 years just to start decomposing. Then, it takes another 50-80 years to decompose completely
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Green MED Initiative (GMI) EDUCATE young minds about sustainable development, MAKE A DIFFERENCE in your community and BENEFIT through the redemption scheme. GMI’s main objective Develop a cross-border, incentive based, recycling system to promote environmentally sustainable practices at a grass root level - mainly schools and universities - using a state of the art technology platform, supported by an awareness and communication program.
What it is ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Program 2007/2013 has launched the Green MED Initiative (GMI) for Egypt, France, Italy, Lebanon, Spain and Tunis. Using a state of the art technology platform, supported by an awareness campaign and communication program GMI will encourage students to contribute to recycling and expand their knowledge on sustainable development. Reverse Vending Machines will be placed in the partaking schools and universities. Students can use these to dispose of their empty containers and redeem points for participating in the recycling process. These machines will be centrally connected via GPRS to an online reporting system. Our Partners
Technical training in schools and universities for the handling and administration of the installed Reverse Vending Machines Definition of a redemption scheme, closely connected to a charity program, in order to reward the students for recycling Elaboration of a guide featuring best practices related to innovative waste management and recycling Organization of awareness and communication campaigns A cross-border competition between schools and universities Drafting of 18 agreements to be signed by local authorities in view of creating the necessary legislative framework to foster recycling The benefits Students recycle their empty containers using the Reverse Vending Machine in return for points generated by the machine itself and will then redeem their points for rewards based on a redemption scheme. Students will be exposed to a communication program promoting environmental awareness using the Reverse Vending Machines as a platform for display. They will also benefit from e-learning tools, applications, cross - border knowledge sharing. Approximately 20 tons of cans and used plastic bottles will be collected through Reverse Vending Machines across the 6 participating countries of the Mediterranean Area. Youth and a broader community sensitized about the importance of recycling Unified recycling program implemented in Mediterranean countries with 200 “Reverse Vending Machines� installed in schools and other educational centers.