'Green' awareness - Help please??

sarahgail

Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this, I'm just looking for a bit of help - I am running a 'green' awareness day at work next week, to try to make people "think before they print" and save the company some money and of course save the trees.

To launch the initiative, I have got 30 mins with the whole department together (around 175 people) and I want to do some sort of fun task/game/team building event that relates to recycling/paper saving, to try to give the day a bit more impact, but I am totally stumped - can anyone help me?????

Thank you!

Penelope_Penguin

sarahgail wrote: »

Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this, I'm just looking for a bit of help - I am running a 'green' awareness day at work next week, to try to make people "think before they print" and save the company some money and of course save the trees.

To launch the initiative, I have got 30 mins with the whole department together (around 175 people) and I want to do some sort of fun task/game/team building event that relates to recycling/paper saving, to try to give the day a bit more impact, but I am totally stumped - can anyone help me?????

Thank you!

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lexa34

You can do mini paper making exercise. Alternatively search teaching materials on recycling and lots of games etc... will come up. Here is one to start:

http://lesson-plans-materials.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_make_recycled_paper

I have friend who is recycling expert and totally lovely. Depends where you are- message me and I will ask her to assist if you like!

lexa34

PS Facts to get them thinking:

resources are conserved when paper is recycled. For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following are saved:

• 17 trees
• 275 pounds of sulfur
  
• 350 pounds of limestone
• 9,000 pounds of steam
• 60,000 gallons of water
• 225 kilowatt hours
• 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space

Now that you know the facts about recycling paper, get out there and practice it!

Ken68

What about the cost of keeping 175 people away from their duties as against the cost of 175 sheets of recycled A4.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Get them to pass secret notes, like a shopping list bit by bit. copying them between people, screwing them up, tearing them, etc. Get them in a complete mess, then 'send' the message by speaking. You therefore compare a paper trail to email. And yes, you recycle the paper at the end.

moonrakerz

lexa34 wrote: »

For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following are saved:

• 17 trees
• 275 pounds of sulfur
  
• 350 pounds of limestone
• 9,000 pounds of steam
• 60,000 gallons of water
• 225 kilowatt hours
• 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space

"Recycling 1 short ton (0.91 t) of paper saves 7 thousand US gallons (26 m3) of water and 2 barrels of oil (84 US gal or 320 l)"

"One ton of recycled paper saves 463 gallons of oil"

"Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 380 gallons of oil"

"Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons of oil"

"Every ton of mixed paper recycled can save the energy equivalent of 185 gallons of gas"

"Recycling one ton of paper saves the equivalent of 70 gallons of gasoline"

Did you know that recycling statistics, proves the old adage that 78.752% of statistics are made up on the spot !