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Recycling in South Gloucestershire Primary Schools
South Gloucestershire primary schools are included in the council's domestic recycling rounds. Their recyclable materials are collected by the vehicles that collect from the houses in the area each fortnight. Typically schools recycle paper from their classrooms and offices; some also recycle cans and bottles from the kitchens and staff room.
Each classroom / office has a SORT IT!* green bag for collecting paper, just like the ones pupils use at home. The bags are clearly labeled to show pupils what can be recycled (white and coloured paper) and what can not (cardboard, plastic, tissues, hand towels and anything that isn't paper!) Even the youngest pupils soon get used to putting paper in their recycling bag rather than the bin!
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The bags are put out by the school gates for collection by the SORT IT!* recycling lorry that comes down the road every 2 weeks. |
An increasing number of schools have green SORT IT!* boxes in the staff room and school kitchens. These boxes can be used to recycle any materials that are included in South Gloucestershire's domestic collections. (Click here for more details.) The materials should be kept separate from the paper collected in the classrooms and offices. Most schools put them straight out in the green boxes. |
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For details of collection days, or to report a missed collection, please call the Streetcare Help Desk on 01454 868000.
To order new recycling bags or boxes, or if you have any queries about recycling in South Gloucestershire schools, please contact
Stephanie Dunn on 01454 333306 or stephanie.dunn@sita.co.uk |
Composting in South Gloucestershire Primary Schools
| Since the introduction of free fruit for 4 to 7 year olds in November 2004, many schools have set up compost bins to recycle their fruit waste. A healthy compost bin is a fantastic teaching and learning resource which can be used to support work on minibeasts, plants, habitats and micro-organisms.
However it is very important to maintain a balance between fruit waste and other compostable materials, and many schools have found this quite a challenge! A compost bin full of fruit waste will soon become slimy and ridden with fruit flies - not a positive experience for staff or pupils! |
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| Many schools have decided that children learning about the composting process is more important than recycling every piece of fruit waste. Some have allocated their compost bins to a particular year group, while others rotate the responsibility from class to class on a termly basis. |
To order a compost bin for your school contact Stephanie Dunn on
01454 333306 or stephanie.dunn@sita.co.uk
For general information on composting in schools, including advice on achieving the all-important balance of materials, click here.
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further information, click below.
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