Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development
Planning for Zero-Waste at Schools – A Toolkit
This set of planning and implementation guidelines is based on the lessons learned from Zero Waste at Schools project.
This toolkit aims at developing innovative solutions, which maximize on the synergies between waste management, water, sanitation, food production, health, environment, and energy generation in schools.
The Zero-Waste at schools toolkit targets learning, application, and practice so that students become agents of change and ambassadors for sustainable behaviour and a cleaner world under a circular economy.
Target audience:
This toolkit is for individuals or organizations, such as:
- School community members (teachers, students, non-teaching staff, etc.) who want to improve solid waste management in their own institution;
- Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and civil society organization who want to support educational institutions in implementing a Zero-Waste approach
