Hello! Welcome! We are students from the Event Management and Marketing (BEVUH) course in INTI College Subang Jaya. This e-portfolio is part of our assignments for the MPU subject, Presentation Skills. The list of members that are included and their respected roles in this project is listed below:
Kelvin Lee
J13011695 Roles: Director
Video editor
Ang Wee Shi
J13011682 Roles:
Assistant Director
Game Planner
Nicole Goh
J13011777 Roles:
Production Designer/Host Game Planner
Benita Lee
J14014783 Roles: Editor Participant
Teo Yap Thong J13011603 Roles: Production Designer/Host
Thank you all for coming to help or participate in our childish yet fun games on such a hot day. Hopefully, you guys enjoyed and learned something from it like we did.
Q: How does recycling work? A: There are three parts to the recycling process: collection,
manufacturing and buying. These three components are so important that they are
represented by the three "chasing arrows" of the recycling logo.
Collection - Don't Send Recyclables To The Landfill
In this phase, materials are separated from the waste stream and
prepared to become raw materials. Different cities and municipalities have
different systems for sorting and collecting materials that can be recycled. At
Stanford, we collect recyclables through the curbside and campus recycling
program and the public drop off center. Once collected, we sort the material on
campus into various categories.
Manufacturing - Using Recycled Materials Instead Of Virgin Raw
Materials
Recovering the materials is just the first step. There must also be
a market for it - companies that want the materials and are able to
remanufacture them into consumer products. Sometimes these companies have to
invest a significant amount of money in adapting their manufacturing processes
to accommodate the use of recycled materials in their products.
Buying - "Close The Loop" By Buying Products With Recycled
Content
In order to make recycling economically viable, there must be a
market for recycled products. If people buy them, companies will be encouraged
to make them, and the whole system works.
Q: What do the three chasing arrows mean? A: Do you know why the recycling symbol has three chasing arrows? Each
arrow represents one step in the three step process that completes the
recycling loop.
The first step is collection. This is when you put your recyclables
into your curbside recycling bin or take them to a local drop-off center. The
collected materials are then prepared to be marketed and are sold to a
manufacturing facility.
The manufacturing process is the second arrow in the recycling
symbol. The recyclable materials are converted into new products and shipped to
stores across the country to be placed on shelves as new consumer goods.
The third step is where you, the consumer, purchase products made
with recycled content. When you “Buy Recycled,” you complete the recycling
loop.
Q: Why do we have to sort our recyclables?
A: Mixing different recyclables or contaminating them with garbage makes
it more difficult to prepare and sell them to a market. Each market has certain
specification for the type of material and amount of contaminants allowed. We
have to meet these standards in order to receive payment for the material. We
have people on campus sort material into three types (cardboard, paper, and
plastics, metals, and glass) to make it more economically for us to prepare the
material for the markets.
Q: What happens to all the recyclables are
dropped off at the Recycling Center? A: Once it is collected at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, the
recycling bin is emptied into a larger container. Once the larger bin is full,
it is either hauled to a mill, factory, or broker and then sold to a
manufacturer who uses the material to make a new product. Glass is made into
fiberglass or glassphalt used on surface roads. Newspaper and magazines often
become new newspaper and magazines. Mixed paper and corrugated cardboard are
used to make the thin liner in corrugated cardboard or made into another
paperboard product. White paper is used to make new paper. Aluminum cans become
new aluminum cans, car parts, or any other aluminum product. Plastic soda
bottles become new plastic containers, fiberfill for pillows or sleeping bags,
and car parts. Steel is made into new steel products.
Q: Why are some things recyclable and others
are not? A: As technology improves more materials will become easier to recycle in
communities nationwide. In order for materials to be recycled, markets must
exist and there must be a demand for the end products. If stable markets do not
exist, materials are often stock-piled and could ultimately end up at the
landfill. PSSI wants to ensure there is a stable market for a item before it
adds it to its collection. You can help create stable markets for recyclables
by Buying Recycled!
Q: Why can't I recycle everything? A: This is by far the most asked question. The shortest answer is that not
everything has a market. Remember that recycling is a business with the
economics driven by supply and demand - just like any other business. Is there
a demand by a manufacturer for a particular material? Are they willing to pay
for this material, like they would any other type of raw material? Of course,
what often drives the manufacturer's demand for a material type is the
consumer's demand for the end product. By buying products containing recycled
materials, we "close the loop". When the loop is closed, markets are
developed and recycling those materials makes more economic sense. In short, in
order for anything to be recycled, it must have a market to be sold to. Be a
part of the solution, Buy Recycled!
The activity that we planned is credited
to a Korean variety show called RunningMan. Since it is a very popular variety
show among the teenagers and also adults, we thought it would be a good idea to
implement their concept into our project. Hence, we produced a video to spread awareness towards every age group in the society.
NOTES: It would be easier to listen to what they are saying by wearing an earpiece!
After the self-introduction and group
division, which was separating into 2 groups; blue and white, they are required
to start running to the first game station. The group that reaches first will
be granted a chance to choose either the number 2 or number 4. They are
choosing it by choice as they do not have any hints of what it will be.
Basically, what we did was dividing the
games into 3 parts.
Part 1:
This is a quiz section. The participants
are required to tie their legs together and rush to the front and ring the bell
to get a chance to answer the questions.
The winner of this part will have a
chance to choose the materials that we provided.
Part 2:
With the materials that they have
chosen, they are required to make a recycling bag. The bag will be evaluated by
placing heavy objects and determined by the endurance and sustainability of the
bag.
The winner is given a choice to change
their number or keep their number.
Part 3:
Finding recyclable materials. The
participants hands are tied together and they will look for recyclable
materials that will weigh up to the number that they have chosen. As followed:
Number
4 – 4kg
Number
2 – 2kg
The group that lost will be faced with a
punishment. The punishment was bitter gourd blended
with a bit of water. (It taste pretty bad but bearable)
Then we reached the end of the games. It was fun and knowledgable, I would say and this is coming from a participant! Hope you enjoyed the video.
P/S: Sorry for the bad video and audio quality.
Below are some videos that we found that shows the situation of our home, the Earth.
From this games and activities, we got to know a few new information
about recycling. That is does not only consist of making new things from old stuff
but consist of 3 process which are:
1 – Collecting the recyclable items
2 – Manufacturing: using the recyclable materials rather
than raw materials
3 – Purchase: instead of buying items that are new, we
should buy the recycle-manufactured items such as recycled pencils that are
made of newspaper.
Based on our research in the planning of the project, we
found a lot of information about the seriousness of the situation. These consist of :
how global warming occurs;
the gases discharged through
human activities such as methane gas and chlorofluorocarbons, made famous by
the ozone layer, was not thought to have a big impact on global warming as
carbon dioxide, but in the same volume, the temperature rise more compared to
carbon dioxide and that is why it is very concerning.
how serious the situation is;
the rate of sea level rises increased, longer and more
damaging wildfire, more frequent and intense heat waves, costly and health
impacts, melting ice, the potential of abrupt climate changes, etc.
The Earth’s health is diminishing with the advancement of
technologies and the increase in human activities that are harmful to the Earth.
Our Earth. We need to, at least, practice recycling in our daily life to play
our part in helping and curing our planet because for now, this is the only
planet that human being exist in. Although we do not know if the other planets
has living beings, the possibility of a planet that has oxygen to sustain
earthlings is still unknown.
Therefore, the significance of the impacts of the
ecosystem and also the atmosphere towards the existence of our kinds and also
the flora and fauna is obvious as there are more natural phenomenon occurring around
the world. Hopefully, the awareness campaigns and activities will bring an
attentiveness towards the issue.
The condition of our planet has not improved since the
start of pollution and contamination. The need to save the earth from
drowning into space is crucial. The atmospheric layer of Earth is becoming thin
as we speak. Global warming is considered to be due to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions and concurrent increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, which have enhanced the Earth's natural greenhouse effect. In the last 20 years, concern has grown that these two phenomena are, at least in part, associated with each other. Whilst other natural causes of climate change can cause global climate to change over similar periods of time, computer models demonstrate that in all probability there is a real discernible human influence on the global climate. The global warming is not only the problem, the amount of rubbish that is produced by humans are getting more and more out of control. The process of destroying the rubbish consumes alot of time and if not cleared properly, it can pollute the air and water. To bring awareness to the society about the significance of this issue, our group conducted a project to complete these few objectives that we have set for ourselves:
-To bring awareness to the society about the severity of the situation
