It was easy to collect paper waste although it is in different forms but the main component was paper. For instance it consisted of  used note books, old newspapers, cardboard/ cartoon boxes and egg trays from the mess. The students tried to inform everyone not to throw away  the used papers as they wanted to collect it. They made various products like pen holders, gift boxes and various items to decorate house.

If current consumption structure continues then we will need more than one planet to sustain us (Footprint network, 2014). This means that it is a crucial time to consider recycling as we can not afford to extract more virgin resources. In addition to the limited resources we are also facing a real problem regarding the effective waste management methods (BIO-SEC-SERI, 2012). It is even more important to recycle used paper because we will have to cut more trees to produce more paper.  Hence, this small initiative to make recycle products the paper by creativity club contributes to waste management and it also helps people to buy goods which are recycled. The more we recycle paper, more trees will be saved.

 This club gave the opportunity to make the best use of  of the waste and students were  lucky to have an amazing club advisor who is a faculty member in the college. She inspired the students to work even when there were challenges; like when it was difficult to work as there were less number of students in the beginning of the club and when student ran out of ideas to make products she helped them. Apart from few challenges it gave opportunities for the students to think creatively and build up team spirit. While the biggest lesson learned was to make the best use of the resources because that is the first step towards producing less waste.

Lastly, before we waste a piece of paper it is essential to realize that it can be reused. Hence, more you try to recycle paper, more trees will be saved! 

References

Footprint network, 2014, Living planet report, Retrieved from www.footprintnetwork.org