Harness pupil power to cut your school’s waste and help the environment.
Recycling is a simple way your pupils can have a positive impact on the planet.
As well as reducing the amount of rubbish that goes to landfill, recycling saves energy and helps conserve natural resources like trees and metal.
By recycling in school your pupils can earn one point on the Green Tree Schools Award.
There are lots of opportunities to recycle in schools. Talking to your local council is a good place to start as they can tell you what services are available in your area. The Recycle Now website also has lots of helpful tips.
Here are some items you might be able to recycle:
You can even recycle food waste by building a compost heap for fruit and veg peelings, teabags and grass cuttings. It’s a fantastic way to teach pupils about decomposition, and the compost can be used in your school grounds!
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Ask your pupils to think of ways they can encourage both students and staff to recycle. They could design posters to display around recycling points, write an article for your school newspaper, or do an assembly to spread the message.
This challenge is worth one point on our award. To claim it, tell us about your school's recycling efforts.
To submit your evidence, log onto your Green Tree Schools Award dashboard and click the 'Submit evidence' button at the top right of the screen. Complete the form to show how you've completed this challenge and we’ll award your points within 10 working days.
Log onto your Green Tree Schools Award dashboard and tell us how you've completed this challenge.
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