Waste created by modern lifestyles is of key concern to sustainable development globally. Early childhood centres engage in sustainable practices, and waste management is one of these practices. Past research has indicated that early childhood staff are challenged to implement sustainable practices. However, the National Quality Standard requires centres to engage in sustainable practices. This study reports on research undertaken to examine the effectiveness of effectiveness of a waste management professional learning programme run in 30 early childhood centres in Australia. The data collected was interviews of the directors of 16 centres, 6 months after the programme. Findings found the programme to be effective in encouraging waste management practices as all centres changed practices to reduce or recycle waste. The majority of the centres had a staff member who championed environmental education and was an inspiration for other staff, but barriers to good waste management practices were experienced because of external stakeholders’ power over decision-making, owners not agreeing to make changes, and, internally, from having to maintain hygienic standards. Recommendations are made for future professional learning programmes.

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“什么都不会浪费”：针对幼儿中心的专业学习计划

现代生活方式产生的废物是全球可持续发展的关键问题。幼儿中心采取可持续的做法，废物管理是这些做法之一。过去的研究表明，幼儿工作人员面临实施可持续实践的挑战。但是，国家质量标准要求中心参与可持续实践。这项研究报告了为检验在澳大利亚30个幼儿中心开展的废物管理专业学习计划的有效性而进行的研究。计划结束后六个月，收集的数据是对16个中心主任的访谈。结果发现该计划在鼓励废物管理实践方面是有效的，因为所有中心都改变了减少或回收废物的实践。这些中心大多数都有一名倡导环境教育的工作人员，这是对其他工作人员的鼓舞，但是由于外部利益相关者对决策的权力，所有者不同意变更，以及，在内部，无需保持卫生标准。为将来的专业学习计划提出了建议。