Ideas for School

• Encourage the use refillable water bottles.
• Provide snacks without any packaging.
• Introduce a weekly or monthly waste-free lunch day where pupils are asked to bring a packed lunch which produces as little waste as possible.
• Set-up compost bins for food waste – you could also try your hand at a wormery; they are great fun and will also produce liquid plant feed for the school garden!
• Speak to the school’s food suppliers about delivering supplies with less packaging or returnable/reusable packaging.

• Set-up an Eco-council and start looking for ways to reduce waste around school – you could even sign up to the Eco-schools program.
• Print only when necessary. Try and keep electronic copies of files instead of printing everything out.
• Make double-sided photocopies where possible.
• Use whiteboards for planning (rather than paper).
• Shredded paper can be recycled, composted or used for arts and crafts projects.
• Have a scrap paper tray for any paper that has only been written or printed on one side.
• Make sure that clearly labelled waste and recycling bins are available around school.
• For further information about how to Recycle At School, check out Recycle Now.

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Springtime Paper Pots

Ready to get out in the garden?  Here’s a novel way to use some waste paper and make your own biodegradable seed pots. Just click here full instructions.