Developing the public understanding of the science and engineering of sustainable waste management

可持续的废物管理可对减少能源消耗，从而减少温室气体排放和节约资源作出重大贡献。然而，这种方法必须是理性和科学的，向公众发出的信息必须明确和毫不含糊。公众要发挥自己的作用，就必须了解可持续废物管理背后的科学和原则；提高对废物管理的科学基础的认识也将有助于说服有能力和有决心的个人进入这个行业。第21届世界童军大会将于2007年夏天在埃塞克斯郡切姆斯福德的海兰兹公园举行。它将纪念童军运动一百周年，将有来自世界上几乎每个国家的4万多名童军和组织者参加。为期两周的盛会将在埃塞克斯的第二大城镇举行，这次活动为教育未来的领导者提供了一个巨大的机会，让他们了解负责任的废物管理的必要性，以及背后的科学和工程知识。这个提案的目的是为2007年世界童军大会开发一系列的活动和材料，这些活动和材料将有助于传达对支撑可持续废物管理的科学和工程的理解。我们还将利用这一经验作为开发其他材料和活动的可行性研究，这些材料和活动可以以类似的方式用于其他类似性质的大型活动（例如音乐节）。

Sustainable waste management can make a major contribution to reducing energy consumption and hence greenhouse gas emissions, and to resource conservation. However, the approach must be rational and scientific, and messages to the public must be clear and unequivocal. Public understanding of the science and principles behind sustainable waste management is essential if they are to play their part; raising awareness of the scientific basis of waste management will also help to persuade able and committed individuals to enter the industry. The 21st World Scout Jamboree will be held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex in the summer of 2007. It will mark the centenary of scouting and will be attended by over 40,000 scouts and organisers from almost every country in the world. For two weeks, the Jamboree site will be the second largest town in Essex, and the event represents an immense opportunity to educate tomorrow's leaders in the need for, and the science and engineering behind, the responsible management of waste. This proposal aims to develop a range of activities and materials for use at the 2007 World Scout Jamboree that will help convey an understanding of the science and engineering that underpin sustainable waste management. We will also use this experience as a feasibility study for the development of further materials and activities that can be used in a similar way at other large scale events (e.g. music festivals) of this nature.