Waste reduction

Reduction: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste.

How to reduce waste? A key part of 'waste reduction' is 'conservation'. Using natural resources wisely and using less than usual, can lead to waste reduction or even can avoid waste.

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Effective education raises awareness of the importance of water and   environmental protection and drinking tap water reduces bottled waste.

Encourage water drinking at school contributes to a schools’ development as health aware and health and sustainable promoting institution.

Water School project directly supports the strategy by encouraging initiatives for reducing plastic bottles use and developing teaching materials to educate children how to protect the environment from plastic pollution.

A sample lesson plan is attached below and various topics that can be integrated in the educational program are presented in the next lessons. For more resources, please check Water School website in section “Resources” .

A sample of a Lesson’s plan