Be paper-conscious within your school
Even with recycled products, cutting the amount used will make a big difference to your costs and the environment.
Schools are a haven of paper products - from books, writing paper and art materials to paper towels and toilet rolls, schools in the UK gets through a large volume of paper every year.
With such a volume being consumed, it makes sense to use products made from recycled materials. Recycled products have come a long way over recent years and no longer carry the higher-cost, lower-quality stigma of old.
It’s also important to make sure you are getting the best out of all the paper materials in your school. Ensure writing paper is being used on both sides. Consider whether assignments and projects need to be printed out from computers or if they can just be viewed/marked on-screen instead?
Put used paper to good use in other areas of the school, and if you can't think of anything else to do with the paper, make sure it goes into a recycling bin instead of being thrown in with the main rubbish and sent straight to landfill.
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