Sustainable Schools

Best practice: → Minimise waste by photocopying using the doublesided option, using scrap paper for notes and rough working; → Use “rubbish” such as yoghurt pots and egg boxes for arts and crafts projects; → Donate chairs and other furniture, as well as old computers and monitors (for example to help schools in poorer areas); → Set up an internal recycling system. Place special bins or even cardboard boxes around the schools to collect paper and other recyclables; → Appoint recycling monitors to empty the classroom recycling bins on a regular basis; → Monitor rubbish bins to ensure all waste that can be recycled is being recycled; → Weigh the rubbish being thrown away and that being recycled. Carry out a waste audit annually to monitor the school’s performance.

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