RE-THINKING WASTE-IN-SCHOOLS CHALLENGE REGISTRATION FORM Due: Your projects can begin as soon as you have registered so get your registration in now. Send registration form to: Postal address: or Fax to: Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Challenge 8981 9719 Project Manager Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT or email to: PO Box 368 ceo@kabcnt.org.au Darwin NT 0801 Contact details: (Tip: use your mouse, TAB or arrow key to navigate) School name: Region: Postal Address: Telephone: Email: Name of coordinating teacher: Number of students: I confirm that our school has agreed to take up ‘the Challenge’ and will endeavour to undertake the activities identified below. Name of principal: Signature of principal: Date: Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Registration form 2010 Page 1 of 4 Please indicate below the activities your school has decided to attempt. Your school can choose one or many of the possible activities listed below – or if you have your own ideas please include them. The only compulsory category is the Re-think Art which will communicate your schools projects in a creative way. Category Sustainability Strategy Year levels Examples of event/activity Participation in the Australian Sustainable School Program (AuSSI) NT School Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) Other (please describe): Litter Establishing School Litter Policies: - ‘Nude Food’ policy - Other (please describe): Other (please describe): Participation in the ‘Rubbish Free Lunch Challenge’ Participation in Keep Australia Beautiful’s ‘Pick of the Litter Award’ Program Participation in School Clean Up Australia Day Other litter free school yard projects (please describe): Other litter abatement programs in the community (please describe): Neighbourhood clean up projects, examples include: - Adopt a park - Landcare cleanup days - Participation in Clean Up Australia Day - Participation in “Keep Australia Beautiful Week” activities Recycling Participate in Cleanaway’s “Watch Out Waste” Education Program Recycling program for Paper / cardboard, Aluminium cans or steel cans. Please specify: Establish a co-mingled recycling program Set up a “Buy recycled” policy in your school Donated goods not required from the home: collections for charity, market day or trading day. Please specify: Trash Roundup for Recycling (mobile phones, batteries / fluorescent tubes etc) Please specify: Recycling of organic lunch scraps/green waste in school grounds. Please specify: Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Registration form 2010 Page 2 of 4 Category Year levels Examples of event/activity Education programs or activities (e.g. visit to Materials Recovery Facility). Please specify: Other (please describe): Category Energy Year levels Examples of event/activity Completion of energy saving projects (SETS) Monitoring and reporting school energy usage and savings in the school community Implementation of no or low cost (<5,000) energy saving projects Implementation of medium to high cost energy saving projects Renewable energy infrastructure and education program Travel Smart programs (to reduce volume of petrol used for transport per year by walking, bussing etc) Solar Cooker design competition and Solar Cook Off days Use green vouchers to purchase a solar hot water system for school Track your carbon emissions whilst reducing them Other (please describe): Water Participation in the Waterwise NT Schools Program (Alice Springs and Tennant Creek) Retrofitting water use devices (eg. toilets, taps, bubblers, showers) with more efficient technology Whole school water audit Create a Garden for Wildlife (Alice Springs) Water Sensitive Urban Design projects Participation in the 40 Hour Drought WaterWise garden projects Mad Mulching Day Grey water recycling project Establishing school wetlands (to filter runoff from school catchment before entering watercourses) Water tank to harvest water from the school roof Other (please describe): Re-think Logo Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Challenge Logo Competition (1 entry per school) Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Registration form 2010 Page 3 of 4 Category Examples of event/activity Re-think Art Please choose at least one (1) presentation to be delivered at the “Big Waste Day Out’ gala event THIS SECTION IS COMPULSORY Year levels Examples include: Comedy routine or short play Street theatre Song or dance routine Art or sculpture Student ‘Recycled Fashion Show’ (entry) Poem Video Paint Other (please describe): FACILITATION OF THE ‘BIG WASTE DAY OUT’ Please indicate if there are any special equipment or facilities that may be needed for your schools Re-think Art presentation. Note: special needs may need to be discussed with the KAB Project Manager: Keep Australia Beautiful Council NT P: 89815535 E: ceo@kabcnt.org.au CHECKLIST: Please indicate that this entry has: the completed entry form on the front page with the signed endorsement of your School Principal; identified the activities your school has chosen to attempt; identified a contact person for this project in your school; and provided details if there are any special requirements for your presentation at the Big Waste Day Out. Re-thinking Waste-in-Schools Registration form 2010 Page 4 of 4