This course is for everyone

What is the difference between recycling and material management? 

Recycling is an action. Material management is an outcome, requiring a strategy to fit an economically viable circular system.  

It is becoming critical to recover the resources we have in use today, for reprocessing and reuse as secondary raw materials by manufacturers. Every company, organisation, government office, school, university, hospital and individual has a role and responsibility to engage in this circular system. 

This course shows you how and gives you the tools to get started.  

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started

    • Course Design and Summary of Modules

    • Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Understanding Resource Use

    • Key Take-Aways

    • Download: S.M.A.R.T.E.R Form

    • Video - How to Create Change
  • 2

    Setting Up Your Materials Management Activities

    • Video - Resource Use and Climate Change

    • An Introduction to ISO 14000 - Environmental Standards

    • Case Study - Fujitsu Integrated Recycling Process

    • The ISO 14000 Environmental Standards

    • Materials and Environmental Management

    • Documentation for a Materials Management Strategy

    • Video - Our Ecological Footprint

    • Task: Getting Started with Materials Managament

    • Quiz: Setting up your materials management strategy
  • 3

    The Circular Rs

    • 1. An Introduction to the Circular Rs

    • 2. The Circular Rs and Materials

    • Video - Introduction to Resource Decoupling
  • 4

    Card One - Introduction to Materials Management

    • Card One - Course Outcomes

    • Video - The Value of Secondary Raw Materials

    • Open and Closed Loop Systems

    • Primary and Secondary Raw Materials

    • How Material Management Works - Glass

    • Strategy Activation: From Plan to Action, Bring Your Strategy to Life

    • Quiz: Card 1 - Introduction
  • 5

    Card Two - Team Building

    • Card Two - Course Outcomes

    • Video - 5 Traits of a Great Team

    • Download: Staff Engagement Checklist

    • Psychological Safety

    • OKRs - Objective Key Results

    • Download: The Asana Playbook to OKRs

    • Secondary Raw Materials Reduces GHG Emissions

    • Video - The Art of Green Jujitsu (Smart Employee Engagement for Sustainability)

    • Quiz: Card 2 - Circular Dream Team
  • 6

    Card Three - Audit, Collection, Contamination & Storage

    • Card Three - Course Outcomes

    • Bins and Placement

    • Signage and Communication

    • Separation and Storage

    • Why Reducing Contamination Matters

    • Download: Contamination Booklet

    • Video - How to Conduct a Waste Audit

    • Conducting a Materials Management Audit

    • Download: Materials Management Audit Tools Checklist Guidelines

    • Download: Materials Management Checklist (adapted from ISO 140001)

    • Quiz: Card 3 - Audit, Collection, Contamination & Storage
  • 7

    Card Four - Barriers and Enablers

    • Card Four - Course Outcomes

    • Video - #World's Apart

    • Stakeholder Engagement

    • Workplace Influencers

    • Circular Economy Experience

    • A Step-by-Step Approach to Stakeholder Engagement

    • Download: Breaking Down Barriers Form

    • Quiz: Card 4 - Barriers and Enablers
  • 8

    Card Five - Targets and Milestones

    • Card Five - Course Outcomes

    • What Are Tasks and Milestones?

    • Tips for Achieving Targets

    • Establishing a Company Culture

    • Telling Stories with Flowcharts

    • Time Management

    • Video - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    • Quiz: Card 5 - Targets and Milestones
  • 9

    Card Six - Promotion and Communication

    • Card Six - Course Outcomes

    • Video - A Plan is Not A Strategy

    • Setting Up Your Communications

    • Download: Materials Management Communication Checklist

    • Employee Engagement

    • Quiz: Card 6 - Promotion and Communication
  • 10

    Card Seven - Feedback and Evaluation

    • Card Seven - Course Outcomes

    • Video - The Power of Asking for Feedback

    • Why Feedback Matters

    • Feedback Systems

    • Managing Feedback

    • Free Online Suggestion Box

    • Quiz: Card 7 - Feedback and Evaluation
  • 11

    Card Eight - Staff Survey

    • Card Eight - Course Outcomes

    • Video - Employee Surveys Don't Work

    • Staff Attitudes to Material Management and Recovery

    • Survey Best Practices

    • Quiz: Card 8 - Staff Survey
  • 12

    Card Nine - Making Mistakes

    • Card Nine - Course Outcomes

    • How to Manage Mistakes

    • Damage Control

    • Video - The Ten Commandments of Damage Control

    • Quiz: Card 9 - Making Mistakes
  • 13

    Conclusion

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