Because we care about our environment
We will:
Recycle paper, glass and cans
Use public transport when we can
Turn off all lights in empty rooms
Save water by turning off taps
Put all litter in the bin
Eat only healthy snacks
Compost fruit left overs
Look after our garden and wildlife
Keep our school clean and tidy
We planted forty trees in our school grounds to help
the woodlands trust.
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Each UK family uses an average of 500 glass bottles and jars annually.
The largest glass furnace produces over 1 million glass bottles and jars per day.
Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again.
Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills and will never decompose.
1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
1. The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months.
2. Almost half of the contents of our dustbins could potentially be recycled.
3. We could compost an additional 30% of vegetable peelings and other organic waste
that we throw away.
4. Making compost from kitchen and garden waste can reduce 50% of all refuse going to
landfill.
5. The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a
television for 5000 hours.
1. 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw
materials.
2. Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw
materials.
3. 12.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK.
4. The average person in the UK gets through 38kg of newspapers per year.
5. It takes 24 trees to make 1 ton of newspaper.