HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0241.001 2010-2012 PRESENTED BY: KOHALA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM - July 6, 2011
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❖ Thanks to Youth Services America,
the Corporation for National and
Community Service, Learn and
Serve America Kohala Middle
School received a STEMester of
6000 n Service grant to implement the 6000
n 60 project.
Household Battery Recycling
Project
❖ Mahalo also to Kohala Middle
School, the many donated hours
from coordinator, mentors and
students and especially the
community of Kohala who helped
with this projects success!
Our finite island home is the most remote landmass in the world.
In very important to manage our resources including our waste.
Our H y p of h e s i s ! Until recently household trash was literally thrown on the ground
at "dump- sites" and oftentimes pushed into the ocean. Recycling
1s relatively new to our State /County.
was ... 1 We examined the problem of hazardous waste and the lack of
recycling opportunities. We chose to focus on household
batteries, almost everyone uses them, they're easy to collect and
If we give people local
store. We believe batteries can cause health and environmental
oppor ortu Itles to recycle damage. If consumers learn ways they can extend the use of their
tunities y ;batteries, become aware of proper disposal, and learn the
batteries, provide information on I health /environmental hazards, they will be more conscientious in
hazards p (their use and disposal of batteries.
battery y hazards and knowledge [ The project will benefit our community by identifying and
on how to better use batteries, addressing the critical need for effective and efficient household
battery recycling. Our education efforts will help people make
people will become more better choices about battery disposal and use. We intend to
become businesses and government to provide better battery
conscientious in their use and recycling opportunities.
disposal of batteries. In and
The issue is important to us because there's no opportunity to
recycle household batteries at our local recycle center. Everyone
addition, if our project is uses batteries; because they are made of heavy metals and can
the acid we are concerned about the health/environmental
successful we will lobby the risks. If consumers were better educated they may make wiser
choices on battery usage and disposal. We intend to show the
county, state and private effectiveness of our program by pre and post surveys on
consumer knowledge and recycling efforts and in collecting 6000
businesses for better household batteries in 60 days.
battery recycling efforts.
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Ref. to: P/ EMG
Ref. Dote JUL 6 2011
Participants
Lots of
Isabel 5izinhofl meetings....
Genevieve Boyle We know how to..... Be serious
Joshua Page
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. Christopher Asagra
Pomai Carvatho
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. Heaven Rodngues
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surprising how many were Counting and sorting ..what a
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We researched our recycling collection site....they were
options: stoked!
• Companies that provide "green bins" at stores , '
to recycle HH batteries are only in the 0 illi . continental U.S. t _
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do is pack them (all but lithium in a flat rate �1
box, get an RA # AND pay .85/lb. to ship a ■
them to Arizona (FYI we filled up a box - ' ',
and weighed it. It cost to send:$50.00) / / �
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Hazardous Waste collection
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Thank goodness Mr. Browns
analyze.
This can definitely be tedious work! 6th grade math class helped us
"crunch" numbers
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Batterie # of # of % % Total
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AA 21741 649 44% 13% 57%
D 324 162 7% 3% 10%
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volts 92 78 2% 2% 4%
AAA 970 144 20% 3% 23%
C ( 193 114, 4% 2%; 6,6
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It's not over yet we provided
RESULTS... battery tips...
❖ Ways to make your batteries last
longer.
• AA (57 %) and AAA (23 %) are the :• 1.The ends of your batteries of
most popular connections to batteries may become
•:• 77% "junk" dirty, so rolling batteries while inside
the device will actually help keep the
❖ 23% good (in upper green range -very connection cleaner.
good)
❖ 2.Sometimes 1 battery in an electronic
:• Most popular in order: Duracell, will be dead before the other batteries.
Kirkland, Energizer If there is more than one battery
• 4900 batteries tested and sorted change the slot the battery is in before
you replace the batteries.
• 2640 sorted only
:• 3.Certain electronics need a more full
• 7540 total batteries collected charged battery to operate, so before
you dispose of your batteries try them
out in another battery- operated device.
They may have a lot more "juice"
Data from pre-
Presurvey
survey
i No you own a compul. Y. NO ,
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11 yes. Would you take a thort survey a someoue from Kohata SON you one
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Do you own a computer? 80% 19% 1%
Exwairnolw, ku I Waste ooltection 05'(4 000P400 1 if yes would you take a
Y. No Soneleruer_ Isurvey if someone from
Do you know wtry batter. shored nnt go in the Nunn, 1(c)firala? 56% 5% 14% 25%
Yes No May.
riaaelarterearroxl y. or y44 40405o brzetly des.tro svh. you boraerorkoow aro Itro !Do you take you batteries to
Hazardous Waste collection
sites? 20% 67% 10% 3%
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Oo you know why batteries
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shouldn't go in the landfill? 70% 19% 6% 5%
4 Answer only it you live in or near North Kohala: if yes tell hazards:
mummy,. '100ye4e° household bal.. a Meru vies a ca op off 40(0100 (0 North lacid 20
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cu Please chock: young adrift 0629) ad. 0(554) . savor r55 kad for the environment 19
!heavy metals ie.e pb, Cd, Ni
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toxins 16
North Kohala residents 92% 8%
Would you "recycle"
l batteries if there was a local
ldrop off? 88%1 839, 4%
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Results pre- Post Survey
survey...
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Yes No Maybe
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NOT take their ,-.,__
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batteries to Yes No Maybe_
Hazardous Waste It ainge
Collection Sites ......
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batteries should not
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go in the landfill gdoiLdiAtoiTiPftitfttAkAt9t14cWerce
•:•88% would "recycle" Yes No Maybe
their batteries if there ga similar
were a local drop off Yes No Maybe
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Results post -
Post Survey Results survey...
1 ❖ 76% of the residents knew about the 6000 n
Yes No Maybe 60 HH battery- recycling project
Have you heard the 6000 n 60
household battery recycling
.ct7__ 76% 20 r ...._ i • 52% sa they took batteries to drop off
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Did you take batteries to any
drop off locations? $2% 459E 3% • • 82% said they would save their batteries if
s °met` ( there were a local collection bin
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Do you take household batteries j
to household hazardous waste I
Iconection sites (6XLYear)7 17% 67 "13 15% 1% i t + 79% said they would take their batteries back
Y es No Maybe i to a store that sells batteries if there was a
( Would you save your batteries daring i collection box
,the year if there was a yearly
'collection in Kohala? 829( 69( 129(
Yes No Ma�bz y •:• 61 °/ said they would support a deposit fee
. Would you take batteros back to a t similar to the hi 5 if it's not more 2 -3
.store that sells batteries if there was a I
I coliectlon box? 78ee 813 1213 t cents /battery
Yes No Maybe
Would you support a depost fee * Even with only 2% or the respondents
'similar to the hi 5 If It's not more than 16.00 22.00 1.00 Y p
.2 -3 cents; battery 61.00% r °kJ dropping off their batteries we EXCEEDED
OUR GOAL!!
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The next project... Time to celebrate..
Can we recharge the our closing program
batteries?
We bought Rezap chargers made in •:. With explanations and
entertainment..
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❖ Mina will do her science experiment
next year on the feasibility of
recharging regular alkaline
batteries...
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recharged batteries?
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our GOAL!! chosen to enter the "Siemens We
BUT... It's not over yet.... Can Change the World Challenge ".
, - The Siemens We Can Change the World
Challenge middle school level encourages
student teams, working with a
, , ` 4+; teacher/mentor, to identify environmental
issues of concern and create sustainable,
reproducible improvements in their local
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f �' ` others could use this solution in their
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Selfl11enS " We Can Team works hard to enter the
contest. We only had a month to
Change The World work on the application..
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Rico Bowma
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