Green Council Update

March 2011

In February members of the Green Council undertook a waste audit.

We asked Mr Wylie to keep behind one days waste and then opened each bag to check what was inside. We separated out waste that could have been recycled such as paper, plastics , glass and fruit waste against those things which we cannot yet recycle in Blackpool.

This is what we found!!

School is doing some good

recycling of paper and fruit waste. A

great improvement on where we were

last year.

But there is still room for improvement!

Mixed paper and cardboard7%

plastic bot-tles and

glass4%

organic waste9%

bags general waste 79%

Waste after sorting - weight

As the pie chart shows people were still throwing out paper and cardboard when it could be recycled. Some Plastic bottles and glass jars are being thrown out and some infant classes are still not composting as much waste as they could.

We were very surprised at one of the

staff room bins – in which we found glass

jars, tins, paper cuttings and plastic

bottles.

To help the staff recycle more a compost bin and

recycling box will be put in the staff room, so there is no excuse!

We are all responsible for reducing waste in

school

We would like everyone including staff to:-

1)recycle all waste paper and cardboard

2) Compost all fruit waste3) Recycle all plastic bottles4) Recycle all tins and glass. We plan to conduct another

waste audit in the future and hope to see a further

improvement.

In January we also monitored pupil and staff use of paper. We were upset by the findings.

As a school we used over 40,000 sheets of paper in one month! We also know some of the peaks were due to SATs assessments in year 2 and 6.

6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 R R R0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

3382

1690

4360

1267

1698

485

832

1248

408

1489

1029

2192

813902

11831302

809680

784

363

January Paper Data

Series1

year group

February was better. 26,000 sheets were used.

But this is still far too many sheets. If some classes can work on less than 500 we all can! There is no explanation for this high consumption.

6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 R R R0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600 1556

1189

977

545

971

326

545

997

263

970

471

582

1445

1243

652

1265

659

536

823

440

February Paper data 2011

Series1

year group

We would like to see real change in the

school, that’s why the council have set a

target of cutting paper consumption by at

least 25% this month. There are plenty of

alternatives to copying paper!!

We all need to work at this but especially

staff.

So here are your class targets for paper reduction based on February’s copy totals. Some classes will have to reduce their consumption more than others. The lowest consumers will be expected to maintain their position. You will be able to access these targets on the Green Council Blog and on the notice board. We will update you again at the end of the month to see how you have done!!!

FEB TARGET FEB TARGET FEB TARGET

RB 440 400 2C 1445 500 5S 971 500

RS 823 500 2M 1243 500 5D 326 =326

RG 536 400 34W 263 =263 5K 545 400

1T 652 400 3L 471 400 6A 977 500

1G 1265 500 3B 970 500 6S 1556 500

1M 659 400 4L 997 500 6R 1189 500

2B 582 400 4J 545 400

Respect tokens will also be given out if

you are seen showing respect to the school environment. That might be through

recycling, composting, reusing paper, turning

lights off, picking up litter.

On a positive note school did recycle over 138kg of textiles in February raising

£69 for school gardens. Thank you for your efforts

The 600 bulbs you planted in the sensory garden and trim trail area have started to grow. Just watch

where you stand.

The trees you planted are

starting to bud meaning spring is on the way.

We see children and staff turning

lights and equipment off when they are not needed.

These are great habits to keep. Long may they

last.