Final Blog Post for Global Goal #12
Blogged by: Zach, Tanner, and Zack
Some of the toys that were donated
Our global goal was to to promote sustainable consumption. To complete our goal we held a collection drive. For this drive we collected used toys, clothes, books, and e-waste. After collecting, we donated all of the the clothes, books, and toys to Goodwill and donated the e-waste to a company that recycled it.
We received over 100 articles of clothing, over 20 toys, 31 books, and a whole bin of e-waste for donation in 10 days! I believe based on all the donations we received, not only from the school but from the community that this drive encouraged change and certainly encouraged action by students, teachers, and people willing to donate in the community.
The main thing our group learned from this experience is that you can make a difference. Through work, blog posts, social media, posters and raising awareness we were able to deliver a large amount of donations from the community to help the community, and promote sustainable consumption. We also learned a lot more about the UN Global Goal #12 Sustainable Consumption. At the beginning of this project our group members knew a little bit of what responsible consumption was, but never knew to promote it or do it ourselves. By researching this UN goal, facts, graphs and figures relating to it we learned that consumption was widely out of balance around the world, and also that sustainable consumption is key to adding more balance to third world nations and poorer countries.
The overall experience of our drive and collection was enjoyable. The surprising donations from our teachers and students shocked us. The donation of a Microwave from our hospitality teacher and the large amount of articles of clothing were part of the main collection as well as an Xbox 360 along with a sizeable amount of games donated as well. Us as a group believe that the drive was a success but could have been improved through better organization and better planning during the beginning of the Global Goal process.
Many of the challenges we faced during the beginning of our Global Goal was a way that we could feel like we achieved something as a group. Through the collection drive, we collected old toys, clothes, books, and e-waste. Promoting sustainable consumption during the drive wasn't easy for the first few days as people most likely had to dig around in their attics and garages or even around the house for items to donate. As we started getting donations slowly throughout the week, we were surprised so many people had clothes and toys they didn't use anymore. Just thinking about it now we're not sure what would have happened to all of these items had we not collected them. We're sure most of it would have been thrown in the garbage instead of being recycled or given to others in need. The success of this drive allowed us to donate these items to Goodwill where they can be used by more people in need. All of the e-waste was donated to a facility that recycles the e-waste.
Overall our group’s project is viewed as a success, because we were able to accomplish well our goal of promoting UN global goal #12. We also benefited from this by learning more about sustainable consumption, and the community benefited from the donations given. In a small way we promoted globally sustainable consumption because we lowered and brought some awareness to the large overconsumption in North America. This project brought a positive impact that our group can be proud of. Thank you for reading and supporting our group’s project!
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