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Friends of the Earth (HK) Project Green! O Camp

Suggested Green Actions for Orientation Camps in Tertiary Institutions

(May 2015) Background According to a survey conducted by Friends of the Earth (HK) in 2014, over 90 per cent of orientation camp (O Camp) participants and respondents reckoned the non-environmentally friendly practices in these camps, including excessive souvenirs or promotional products (65%), water wastage (65%) and food wastage (51 %). Therefore, since 2014, Friends of the Earth (HK) has gathered helpers from different tertiary education institutes to initiate the Green! O Camp Project. All O Camps are invited to accept green challenges – taking green actions in the camps to help reduce waste, cherish food, save water and reduce carbon footprints. With the organization of the second Green! O Camp this year, we hope to further boost the green culture among higher education institutes through the first activity that most freshmen would join – O Camps. To provide concrete ideas on how to organize green orientation camps for tertiary institutes and O Camp organizers, Friends of the Earth (HK), together with a number of local green tertiary student societies, formed the Green! O Camp working committee and published the “Suggested Green Actions for Orientation Camps" pamphlet. The pamphlet aims to provide practical green suggestions to O Camp organizers on four aspects – ‘cherish food, reduce waste, reduce carbon emission and save water’. Through this, we hope to encourage O Camp organizers to be environmental conscious when they plan the camps, and invite their campers to personally support and take green measures. A detailed version of each suggested green action is available at www.foe.org.hk/goc.

Strategy of "Suggested Green Actions for Orientation Camps in Tertiary Institutes" Most environmental problems in Hong Kong originated from our wasteful consumption behavior. While we enjoy a quick, convenient mode of living, a large amount of invaluable resources are indeed being consumed, causing problems of waste, energy shortage and water crisis. Take waste as an example, Hong Kongers dump 9,547 tonnes of waste to the landfills every day, which is equivalent to the weight of 398 double-decker buses. Food waste accounts for approximately 40 per cent of this amount, while plastic and paper each takes up 20 per cent. Most of these materials, despite being avoidable and recyclable, are, however, sent to the landfills. While the three existing landfills in Hong Kong will soon be full, large-scale expansion is needed. However, to effectively solve Hong Kong’s waste problem in the long run, joint effort of the whole community is needed by reducing waste at source. The principle of an environmentally-friendly orientation camp:

Practical green suggestions for orientation camp I. Cherish food to achieve ‘ZERO food waste’ Preparation 1. Order right amount of food:

• Clearly know the number of campers and amount of people enjoying each meal so as to order the right amount of food.

• After orientation camp application deadline, confirm again with the campsite canteen the actual number of campers and amount of food needed.

• Consider reducing the portion of the dishes and preparing dried food and fruit as backup.

• Group leaders can try to gather information regarding the food preferences of their group members before the camp (e.g. are they vegans?). Provide ‘less rice’ option.

2. Thoughtful arrangement:

• Other than the price, also pay attention to the quality of food to avoid food wastage due to poor taste.

• Allow enough time for each meal so that the participants have plenty of time to finish their food.

During O Camp

1. Eat before chanting slogan. Enjoy the food when it is hot and the most delicious.

2. Empty your plate or pack any surplus food: • Encourage campers to finish all food. • Pack any surplus food and store them properly so it can be enjoyed later.

(applicable to campsites with fridge and food re-heating facilities)

3. If there is too much rice, inform the canteen at once and request less rice in the following meals.

4. Recycle any food waste (applicable to campsites with food waste recycling facilities)

5. Respect food and never use food as game props. 6. Donate packaged food to the needy before it is expired.

II. Reduce waste to achieve ‘ZERO waste burying’ 1. Say NO to disposables

• Ask campers to bring reusable bottles and fully utilize the water dispensers at the campsites to reduce use of disposable plastic bottles.

• Say no to disposable tableware, lunchboxes, packaged drinks, Styrofoam cup noodles, etc. They can only be used once, but are non-recyclable and take hundreds of years to degrade in the landfill.

• Try to arrange the meals in the campsite canteen to reduce use of disposable lunchboxes. If lunchboxes are really needed, choose suppliers that provide ‘green lunchboxes (reusable lunchboxes’). (Refer to www.foe.org.hk/goc to get more ideas on choices of green lunchboxes)

• When you prepare camp materials, try to reuse old materials.

2. Reduce paper use • Replace printed materials with electronic/online version for promotion and

registration. • Tissue papers account for about 7 per cent of our daily municipal waste!

Remind participants to bring their own towels and reduce use of tissue paper. (Source: www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/chinese/panels/ea/papers/ea0328cb1-417-1-c.pdf)

3. Camp T-shirt One camp T-shirt is enough. Choose O Camp T-shirt made of cotton as first priority because it has better

sweat-absorbing ability and is more durable. T-shirt of natural colour is more preferable to reduce dyeing.

Before mass production, request a T-shirt sample from the manufacturer. This helps lower the chance of waste due to quality problem.

4. Reduce souvenirs and sponsored items

• The amount of sponsorship is never an indicator of whether an O Camp is successful or not. Avoid producing excessive and impractical souvenirs.

• Choose practical, durable and reusable souvenirs (e.g. water bottles, eco cutlery and towels) as first priority.

• Souvenirs with beautiful and practical designs can increase their chances of repeated usage.

• Learn to SAY NO! Refuse low-quality and over-packaged products, packaged food and drinks, etc., which are non-environmentally friendly.

• Items that campers find unsuitable can be returned to the O Camp OCs and redistributed to the needy later on.

5. Waste recycling

• Encourage campers to recycle together. • Find out what recycling facilities are available at the campsite, or set up your

own recycling system, if needed.

6. Reuse or donate surplus materials • After the camp, properly store the remaining materials, such as banners,

roll-up banners, helper badges, etc. and use them again in later activities or O Camps in the following years.

III. Reduce carbon emission Energy conservation

1. Choose classroom/activity room of appropriate size to reduce energy wastage.

2. Before leaving any classroom/activity room, switch off all lights, computers, air-conditioners and any other electrical equipment. Appoint a specific person to be responsible for this.

3. Completely switch off any electrical equipment not in use. Don’t leave it in

‘stand-by’ mode. 4. Choose outdoor sites for activity if possible. Make good use of natural light and

ventilation.

5. For indoor activities, use natural ventilation or fans if possible. If air-conditioning is really needed, make sure the windows are tightly closed and the temperature is adjusted to 25.5 degrees Celsius. In case of strong sunlight, use the curtains in the room to increase energy efficiency of the air-conditioner.

Carbon reduction

1. Reduce travelling footprint: • When designing city orientation activities, plan a nearby route, such as

within the campus, campsite or nearby community. It is better if these places can be reached on foot.

• If transportation is needed, choose the means of public transport with the

lowest carbon emission. (Refer to www.foe.org.hk/goc to find which means of public transport has the lowest carbon emission)

2. Low-carbon diet: • More vegetables and less meat. • Say NO to beef and choose food with lower carbon emission instead, such as

fish, chicken and pork. • For food purchases, choose seasonal and local produce to lower carbon

emissions in transport.

3. Put forward a ‘veg meal’ in the camp, which is a low-carbon and healthier option.

4. Substitute campfire session with other creative activities. IV. Save water 1. No water games or limit the amount of water used. If water games cannot be

cancelled, go to the beach and use sea water instead of drinking water. 2. No matter in the wild or campsite, avoid using dyes, chemicals or any materials

that may pollute the water.

3. Encourage participants to shorten shower time. Tips for a successful Green! O Camp:

(1) Put this in the meeting agenda as early as possible: On the one hand, much wastage can be reduced with careful planning; on the other hand, support and participation of organizers can be guaranteed at an early stage, which will foster a better implementation.

(2) Appoint a green officer/ambassador: assign someone in the organizing committee to be responsible for all the environment-related issues to coordinate, monitor, and follow up all the green measures put forward in the camp.

More resources: • "Green! O Camp Green Action Manual":

http://www.foe.org.hk/GOC/eng/menu/Action%20Manual_All.pdf • Download the ‘Water for Free’ mobile application to find out the locations of

water dispensers around Hong Kong: http://waterforfree.org/

Action Checklist

Check if your O Camp has the following measures!

Green Action 1: B.Y.O. Bottle

□ Encourage campers to bring their own bottles □ Mark down on the camp pamphlet the locations of water

dispensers in the campsite □ Team leaders to set a good example to reduce the use of

disposable products

Green Action 2: NOT consuming disposable bottled water

□ Avoid buying and consuming bottled water □ Prepare healthy drinks for campers (e.g. herbal drinks, juices,

etc.)

Green Action 3: Refuse sponsorship of bottled drinks

□ While looking for O Camp sponsorship, exclude bottled water □ Request for other sponsored items □ Bring your own bottle to refill water for drinking instead

Green Action 4: Order right amount of food

□ Mark down the "number of people enjoying the meal" □ Reduce one dish □ Set up a notification system; encourage O Campers to notify

you as soon as possible if they prefer not having the meal □ Offer an alternative for O Campers – “Less Rice" □ If there is too much rice, inform the canteen immediately

Green Action 5: Clear your plate or pack away surplus

□ Work closely with Action 1 - "Order right amount of food" □ Allow enough time for participants to finish their meal □ Enjoy the food when they are hot and the most delicious □ Packing food is never troublesome for the sake of the

environment □ Let participants choose some of the main dishes in order to

reduce leftovers due to participants' preference on food

Green Action 6: Respect food and no food-wasting game

□ Avoid using food as game props □ If food is used in games, the game designers should request

participants to finish the food after the games □ Real food can be replaced with pseudo-food props □ On the other hand, why not design games to cherish food!

Green Action 7: Always use reusable cutlery

□ OCs and team leaders should set a good example themselves to reduce the use of disposable products

□ Use the reusable cutlery provided by the campsite, or remind campers to bring along their own cutlery to the camp

Green Action 8: Say NO to disposable lunchboxes

□ Have the meal in the campsite canteen so as to reduce the use of one-time disposable lunchboxes

□ If lunchboxes have to be ordered, communicate with the canteen in advance to see if “reusable lunchboxes” can be used

□ Urge teammates not to bring any cup noodles to the camp

Green Action 9: Say NO to tetra pak

□ Purchase products with recyclable packages and implement recycling throughout the camp

□ Urge teammates not to bring any tetra pak drinks to the camp

Green Action 10: Minimise paper use

□ Minimise the use of "new" paper □ Use e-copies instead of printed copies for O Camp pamphlets

or reduce the number of printed pamphlets □ Reduce the number of pages by adjusting the font, margins

and spacing □ Choose paper of lesser pounds

Green Action 11: Green souvenirs as priority/even no

souvenir

□ Consider the necessity of souvenirs and the amount needed □ A beautiful and pragmatic design will increase the eagerness

of participants using the products after the O Camp □ Purchase souvenirs made from recyclable materials and other

green materials

Green Action 12: Recycle

□ Check the types and location of the recycling facilities □ Encourage campers to separate waste and recycle properly □ Prepare a few plastic bags at the venue to gather all the

recyclables

Green Action 13: Reuse or donate surplus materials

□ Set up a "Surplus material recycling box" on the last day of the camp to allow participants donate redundant materials

□ Look for suitable target for donation □ Join Green! O Camp "Surplus Materials Giving Day"

Green Action 14: Reduce traveling footprint

□ Plan a nearby route for O Camp activities □ Travel on foot or by bicycle if possible □ If public transport is really needed, choose a means that

generates the least carbon emission

Green Action 15: At least one 'veg meal' during the camp

□ Enquire the canteen about the vegetarian meal menu □ Explain to the campers the reason behind this action

Green Action 16: Low carbon diet as priority, no beef

□ Eliminate beef in your menus □ Learn the carbon emission of different food before designing

your menu

Green Action 17: No water fight

□ Replace water games with other mass games □ If water games really cannot be cancelled, choose ways that

use the least amount of water or choose beach as activity venue / limit the amount of water used

Details of the Action Menu: http://www.foe.org.hk/GOC

香港地球之友 Green! O Camp 計劃

大專迎新營環保行動建議 (2015 年 5 月)

背景

根據香港地球之友於 2014 年的調查，超過九成參加者表示曾見過迎新營「不環

保」的情況，最常見的浪費行為頭三位分別為「浪費食水」(65%)、「過多/無用

的宣傳品或紀念品」(65%)和「浪費食物」(51%)。因此，自去年起，香港地球之

友聯同來自不同學院的大專生義工，發起 Green! O Camp Project，邀請全港大專

迎新營挑戰綠色行動，齊齊減廢、惜食、慳水及減碳，讓迎新營更有意義。今年

香港地球之友將舉辦第二屆 Green! O Camp 計劃，期望將綠色文化帶入大部份新

生第一個參與的大學活動 – 迎新營內。 為方便校方及迎新營主辦者對綠色迎新營的措施有更整全的概念，由香港地球之

友及各大專綠色學會組成的 Green! O Camp 工作小組，製作了本份「大專迎新營

環保行動建議」，就迎新營的具體操作情況，圍繞「惜食、減廢、減碳及惜水」

四大範疇，為大專院校各迎新營提供快速環保行動建議，鼓勵主辦者籌辦迎新營

時，能兼顧環保，並鼓勵參加者身體力行支持及實踐環保。 各環保行動建議另設網上解說版，詳細解說行動方案的相關環保知識及行動秘笈，

歡迎到 www.foe.org.hk/goc 參閱。

「大專迎新營環保行動建議」整體策略

無論於廢物、能源、水資源各方面，香港的環保問題大都源自我們消耗的生活方

式，貪快、貪方便也令無數珍貴的資源白白浪費掉。 以廢物為例，香港人每日棄置共 9,547 噸垃圾往堆填區，相等於 398 架雙層巴士

重量。當中近四成為廚餘，塑料及紙張各佔兩成，其中不少是可避免或可回收的，

但最終仍是落入了堆填區。本港三個堆填區面臨爆滿，需要大規模擴建，但長遠

來說，要解決香港的廢物問題，實在有賴社會各界身體力行，實行源頭減廢。 要在大專迎新營成功推動環保須由各持份者，包括校方及學生同心協力。最理想

及有效進行環保迎新營的方法是從源頭着手，避免產生廢物，並妥善回收，循環

再造。 環保迎新營整體環保原則：

迎新營實用環保建議

一、珍惜食物，達至食物「零浪費」

籌備期

1. 按量點菜： • 清楚知道迎新營參與人數及每次「用餐人數」，訂購合適份量的食物。 • 於迎新營截止報名後，與餐廳再次確認實際用餐人數及所需食物份量。 • 考慮先減少餸菜份量，利用乾糧及水果作後備。 • 入營前由組爸媽先向營友了解飲食習慣，提供「少飯」選擇及了解個人

對食物種類的要求(例如素食者)。

2. 體貼安排︰ • 除了價錢，也要顧及食品質素，避免「有食物冇人食」的情況。 • 預留足夠的時間讓營友進餐，避免「未食完就要走」的情況。

進行期間

1. 先吃飽，再喊口號，食物要趁熱吃。

2. 光盤行動或打包帶走： • 鼓勵營友盡量吃掉飯菜 • 如有剩食，打包帶走並妥善儲存，留待下一餐或宵夜再享用。(適用於設

雪櫃及翻熱用具之營地)

3. 若發現飯量過多，即時告知飯堂減飯，並減少下餐的膳食份量。 4. 協助將廚餘分類回收。(適用於設廚餘回收設施之營地) 5. 尊重食物，不把食物用作遊戲道具。 6. 未過期的包裝食物，可捐贈予有需要人士。

二、減少廢物，致力做到「零堆填」

1. 拒絕即棄用品 • 自攜可重用水樽，善用營地設置的飲水機，減少製造膠樽。 • 拒絕使用即棄餐具、一次性餐盒、包裝飲品、發泡膠麵杯等不能回收的

物品。這些東西只用一次，便直送堆填區，埋上幾百年也不腐化！ • 盡量安排於營地飯堂進膳，減少使用外賣飯盒。如需訂外賣飯盒，請選

擇可提供「環保飯盒」的飯商。(有什麼選擇？請參考 www.foe.org.hk/goc) • 製作物質時，盡量重用舊物，避免使用一次性物資。

2. 減少用紙

• 減少印刷宣傳品，改以電子形式/互聯網作宣傳及登記。 • 香港的堆填區有 7%竟是衛生紙！請提醒參加者自備毛巾抺汗，減少使用

紙巾。

3. 營 TEE • 一件夠晒數。 • 營 Tee 首選棉質，吸汗功能較好及耐用；盡量選購天然顏色，減少染料。 • 大批生產營 Tee 前，先看布辦/物料，並請廠方先做一個「成品樣辦」，

減少「貨不對辦」機會所做成的浪費。

4. 減少不必要的紀念品或贊助品 • 迎新營成功與否，不在於找到多少贊助，請避免製造過多及無謂的紀念

品。 • 首選實用、耐用和可再用的禮物(如水樽、環保餐具、毛巾)。 • 設計美觀和實用的紀念品，能增加其重用之機會。 • 學習 SAY NO！婉拒低質素、過多包裝的物品、即棄包裝飲品及食品等

「不環保」的贊助。 • 用不著的物品，可交回籌委轉贈有予需要人士/組織。

5. 廢物分類回收

• 鼓勵營友一起配合。 • 預早了解場地的回收設施，亦可自行設立合適的回收方式。

6. 重用或轉贈剩餘物資

• 活動完結後，將剩餘活動物資妥善保存，如橫額、易拉架、工作人員證，

於下次活動/來年迎新營再使用。

三、減少碳排放

節約能源

1. 選擇合適的場地，避免因場地太大造成能源浪費。

2. 離開活動場地前，確保電燈、電腦及冷氣機的電源已徹底關上，並設專責籌

委負責檢查。 3. 不用電器的電源應徹底關上，這比待機狀態可節省更多電。 4. 優先安排活動於戶外進行，善用天然光線及通風。

5. 進行室內活動時，如情況許可，應多使用自然通風或風扇。若要使用空調，

應把門窗關妥，並將溫度調節至攝氏 25.5 度。如遇烈日，可將房間的窗簾拉

上，以提升冷氣機效能。 減碳行動

1. 近玩，減少交通耗能： • 設計城市定向活動時，將地點設於校園內、營地或附近社區，盡量以「可

步行」距離為佳。 • 如需乘車，選擇最低碳排的交通工具及集體運輸工具。(想知那種交通工

具低碳點？請參考 www.foe.org.hk/goc)。

2. 低碳餐單： • 多菜少肉。 • 不吃牛肉，以較低碳排的食物如魚、雞及豬等代替。 • 訂購食物時，盡量選擇適時及本地生產食物，以減少運輸過程中的碳排

放。

3. 嘗試於營內推行「素一餐」，支持低碳飲食之餘，也讓大家健康一下！ 4. 取消營火會環節，以其他創意活動代替。

四、惜水

1. 取消水戰，或以限水限時的方式進行。如必須進行水戰，應選擇海灘作為活

動地點，以海水代替食水。

2. 無論是郊野還是營地，都應避免使用顏料、化學劑等污染物品，保持水源潔

淨，減少製造污水。

3. 鼓勵營友縮短沐浴時間。

Green! O Camp 成功小秘訣： (1) 及早列入籌備會議的議程：一來良好計劃可以減少很多不必要的浪費，二來

及早爭取各「搞手」的支持及參與，推行時效果更佳。 (2) 委任環保幹事/大使：在籌備委員會中增設「環保幹事」一職，或委任其中

一位成員擔任環保大使，統籌過程期間的環保行動、監督提示及跟進工作。 更多相關資源： • 《Green! O Camp 綠色行動攻略》：

http://www.foe.org.hk/GOC/eng/menu/Action%20Manual_All.pdf • 下載《撲水》應用程式，搜尋香港水機地圖︰http://waterforfree.org/

行動攻略摘要

跟足以下 checklist， O Camp 又 Green 又好玩！

行動一：自攜水樽

□ 入營前提醒參加者自備水樽

□ 尋找營地的水機位置，在營刊中標示出來

□ 組爸組媽及 OC 以身作則，減少用即棄用品

行動二：拒絕即棄樽裝水

□ 避免購買及飲用樽裝水

□ OC 或組爸組媽製作涼茶、果汁、花茶或其他健康飲品

行動三：婉拒樽裝飲品贊助

□ 尋求迎新營贊助品時，主動要求不要樽裝飲品贊助

□ 婉拒樽裝飲品贊助，並要求以其他贊助品取代

□ 為環境，為健康，選擇自攜水樽多喝水。

行動四：按量點菜

□ 清楚知道「用餐人數」，安排最適量的膳食

□ 考慮減少一道餸菜

□ 設通報機制，鼓勵營友唔食請及早揚聲

□ 提供「少飯」選擇予營友

□ 發現飯量過多，即時告知飯堂減飯

行動五：光盤行動 (/打包帶走)

□ 與「按量點菜」緊密配合

□ 進餐時間充足，讓參加者有足夠時間完成每一頓飯

□ 食物趁熱吃，享用最美味的一刻

□ 為環保，「打包」不嫌煩

□ 讓參加者選擇部分主菜，減少因偏好而引起的剩食

行動六：尊重食物。不以浪費食物作遊戲

□ 避免以食物作遊戲道具

□ 以完成所有食物作為遊戲的目標

□ 借用食物道具(或自行製作仿製食物)取代真食物

□ 不如反過來設計「惜食遊戲」

行動七：不用即棄餐具

□ OC 及組爸組媽以身作則，減少使用即棄用品

□ 善用營地提供之可重用餐具，或於入營前提醒組仔組

女自備餐具

行動八：拒絕即棄餐盒

□ 安排於營地飯堂用膳，減少使用外賣飯盒

□ 如需外賣，與飯堂商討可否用「非即棄飯盒/餐具」

□ 呼籲組仔組女避免帶杯麵

行動九：拒絕紙包飲品

□ 選購可回收的包裝物料，並落實回收工作

□ 呼籲組仔組女避免帶紙包飲品入營

行動十：減少用紙

□ 減少用「新紙」

□ 以電子營刊取代印刷版本或減少營刊的數量

□ 通過調整字體、邊距和間距，減少頁數

□ 選用環保及磅數較輕的紙張

行動十一：選用環保紀念品，甚至不提供紀念品

□ 妥善計劃送贈目的及所需數量

□ 美觀實用的設計，可令參加者在迎新營後繼續使用

□ 選購以循環再造物料或其他環保物料製作的紀念品

行動十二：分類回收

□ 預先了解營地回收設施的種類及位置

□ 鼓勵組仔組女一起將廢物分類及妥善回收

□ 在活動地點自設臨時回收袋，集合處理

行動十三：重用或轉贈剩餘物資

□ 設「剩餘物資收集箱」，讓參加者捐出用不著的物資

□ 物色合適的轉贈對象

□ 參與 Green! O Camp「剩餘物品社區分享行動」

行動十四：近玩，減少交通耗能

□ 盡量將活動地點設於營地附近，步行可達為佳

□ 首選步行或以單車代步

□ 如需乘車，也選擇最低碳排的集體運輸工具

行動十五：至少「素一餐」

□ 向飯堂查詢素食餐單

□ 告訴參加者背後的原因，讓行動變得更有意義

行動十六：低碳餐單，不吃牛肉

□ 設計餐單前，先認識食物的碳排放

□ 在餐單中刪去所有牛肉類

行動十七：以其他活動取代水戰

□ 以其他集體遊戲代替水戰

□ 如未能一下子取消水戰，可採用較慳水的水戰方式，

或選擇海灘作為活動地點

詳盡的行動攻略：http://www.foe.org.hk/GOC