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The Three R's - Reduce, Re-use, Recycle! Find out how your school could halve the cost of it's waste disposal. Reduce Ask
pupils to rule off under each piece of work in their books, rather
than start Cut down on photocopying – use an OHP, email or PowerPoint wherever possible. Use double-sided photocopies to make the best use of paper. When sending letters home, combine information into one letter rather than sending two or three separate ones. Explore if it is possible to send some correspondence by email, where appropriate. A large proportion of waste in schools (about one fifth) comes from food. If your school has a lot of food waste it could be that portions are too big or the children don’t like what is being served! Aim towards ‘waste free’ lunches for children who bring in lunch or snacks. Encourage them to bring re-useable bottles and sealed airtight containers instead of lots of disposable wrappers. |
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Re-use Always
use both sides of a piece of paper before it is recycled. Give every
classroom a ‘scrap’ paper tray and put paper in there
instead of in the bin. Put a ‘scrap’ tray next to the photocopier. Collect
in photocopied worksheets so that they can be used again in the
future. Find out about any local schemes which recycle anything the school might be throwing away, for example paint or furniture, which can often be collected and given to voluntary groups or people in need. |
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Recycle Paper makes up one quarter of a schools waste. Contact the Recycling Officer at your local council and ask for a recycling point or equivalent to be provided for the school. Set up a system where pupils collect all the waste paper and take it to the recycling point at the end of the day or week. If your school has a drinks vendor, arrange for a bin to be put next to it so that drinks cans are recycled. Suggest that your school joins a scheme where it can make money out of the cans it saves and recycles – see www.cashforcans.co.uk. Milk cartons can also be saved and stored for collection - see www.rethinkrubbish.com. Encourage the school to buy recycled paper and products wherever possible. Encourage pupils to recycle at home. Educate them about sustainability or ask Creation’s Education and Awareness Raising Officer to come to talk to pupils at your school. Information, lesson plans and a range of activities around the theme of recycling, waste management and sustainability are available.
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