Recycling for you and your school!!
Welcome to Eastleigh Borough Council's Schools Section where
you can find out all you need to know about recycling
for you and your school!!
Here at Eastleigh Borough Council we have loads of fun ways to
tell you and your school about recycling! From demonstrations to
competitions we know of loads of ways to go 'Wild with
Waste'!!
Below are some of our ideas but if you would like to know more
then contact the recycling team on Tel :023 8068
8440.
Waste Audits
See whats in your bin!!
If you would like to see whats in your
bin and find out what you can recycle then we will come and carry
out a waste audit with you!! - Rubbish from the school classrooms/ staff room and
kitchen are collected and tipped on the floor of the hall for
sorting.
- The pupils (wearing appropriate protective outfits) then
sorted the rubbish into the various different types of
material.
- The pupils are often amazed at how much rubbish is
generated from their school on one day so set themselves the task
of reducing their waste by 50%.
This is a
rather ambitious target but nonetheless we aim for the pupils to
introduce measures, which they feel may have an impact on the
amount thrown away.
- These included the ' paper monster' which is located near
the photocopier so scrap paper can be stored for re-use and the
introduction of fruit buckets so unwanted apple cores/banana skins
can be composted in the schools compost bin.
- The Recycling Team then re-audit the school's waste a
month or so on to rate their sucess.
Pilot Education Scheme
We are currently running a Pilot Waste
Education scheme with 8 schools within the borough. The aim
of this project is to convey the importance of recycling to the
next generation of recyclers.
We are hoping that teaching the children now will see future
recycling habits increase.
The project will offer the schools a variety of ways to help
portray this important message. An education toolkit will be
available for use in the classroom. Designed by the
Minstead Study Centre who provide specialist
educational knowledge in order to tie activities into the National
Curriculum
The
Recycle for Hampshire
website will incorporate a special area designed for
children, which can also be used by teachers and parents wishing to
promote the recycling message.
Other benefits of participating in the pilot programme include
regular newsletters, competitions and a resource library including
a toolkit which will be able to be loaned out to schools.
Also scheduled for this pilot study is a programme of outreach
visits to schools over January to March 2006 by the
Minstead Study Centre whose aim will be to demonstrate
the value of a sustained approach to waste education.
It is hoped that the user friendly options, constant
communication and fun competitions will raise the profile of
recycling and boost enthusiasm to recycle both at school and at
home leading to a change in the behaviour of adults in the
future.
Vehicle Demonstrations
We offer the opportunity of Vehicle Demonstrations to all
schools and feel they give the children a great insight into how
the street care vehicles operate, their purpose and
importance. This demonstration is combined with a talk on the
importance of street care, recycling and other important waste
issues
For more information or to book a Vehicle Demonstration then
please contact us on
Tel: 023 8068 8440.
Schools Recycling
We offer a discounted rate for the
collection of Recyclables
from schools. So if you would
like more information on this
then give us a call on
Tel : 023 8068 8440.
We offer a great newsletter to all of the schools in the
borough with all the current info and events! If you have not
seen one of these then just ask your teacher and they will be able
to give you a copy!
Junior
Recycling Champion
Would you like to be a junior recycling champion?!?!
Do you go that
extra step to recycle as much as possible?
If this sounds like you then we want to hear from you!
Write in to the recycling team here at Eastleigh Borough
Council and we will judge all the entries before picking a
winner!!
The winner will have their story in
the November Edition of the Borough News, in all
of our newsletters and on our website for all to see. You can be an
example for everyone to follow!
Not only will your name be in be put onto the
waste and recycling website and newsletter but we will also give
you plenty of recycling goodies along with a special prize! So get
writing and tell us your story . . . .
.
Useful Links
Eco-Star developed by the
waste management companyOnyx, is a fun way to learn
about waste and how we can all help
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Eco-Star is aimed at 7 to 11 year
olds (Key Stage 2) and is designed to
assist with Education for Sustainable Development.
Recyclezone
is a site for schools, children and teachers
that tells
you what's what in the world
of
waste! Inside you will find plenty
of useful information as well as loads of fun
things to do. Recyclezone is also the
home of Cycler the rapping
robot!
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