Welcome to reducing waste

While the production and consumption of goods increases, waste amounts will also grow. The durability and long life of products and consumption of non-material experiences reduce the waste amounts. The more effective use of natural resources reduces waste amounts related to production.

This means that there is a means to influence the growth of waste amounts. These pages tell what you can do.

Smart teaching materials

You will find on these web pages Smart -teaching materials for waste prevention free of charge.

The teaching materials include material packages for general education, which are for the purposes of students of the upper secondary level and pupils of the upper and lower comprehensive levels. There is a separate package available for pre-school education. The Smart Student teaching materials for the upper stages of the comprehensive school and upper secondary schools have been updated. The materials contain an extensive teaching package on the waste prevention at source and sustainable consumption.

The Smart Professional teaching material provides inspiring tips, ideas and tools for teachers and educators on how to handle the environmental issues in vocational studies and comprehensive teaching. There are various materials available for the fields of engineering, foodstuff and nutrition, as well as for social and health care. The materials meant for the social and health care fields include new teaching packages.


This internet site is a part of European project of Waste Prevention. WastePrevKit-project is short for Waste Prevention Kit for Enterprises, Education and Households. Project started in 2005 with the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.


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