Collect and recycle litter
Organise a safe school litter pick to achieve a cleaner, greener school.
Many schools traditionally have litter problems around their buildings and grounds with research suggesting that this is mainly due to the attitude of some children, particularly teenagers, towards care-free littering.
Addressing the issue of litter around your school can lead to a more appealing environment for all concerned and help to return suitable waste for recycling.
An important step in reducing waste is to ensure pupils are suitably educated as to the need to dispose of litter correctly. Encourage this by ensuring there are sufficient bins around the school and its outdoor areas for pupils to dispose of all their rubbish. Why not set a school-wide challenge to see how many recyclable materials can be collected over a term?
A safely organised litter pick can be a good way of gathering litter together and, for younger pupils at least, is often seen as a fun event, particularly if rewarded by drinks, biscuits or perhaps merit points for their efforts. Again, use the litter pick as an opportunity to reinforce the important issues regarding litter and recycling.
makes you think...
If all the aluminium drinks cans sold in the UK were recycled, there would be 14 million fewer full dustbins every year.
need more help?
Buy recycling bins for your school and encourage students to be conscious of any products they can recycle.
