Litter warden system set up.
'Battery Brigades' collect batteries, mobile phones and ink cartridges each week.
'Compost Crews' from Ms. Ruddock's fifth class take charge of monitoring the use of the compost bins and emptying them each day.
Very successful poster and slogan competition held in the school. The Green School committee picked a winner for each class. Each winner won notebooks, pens, rulers, yo-yos and fridge magnets - all of which were either made from recycled materials or promoted recycling and which were given to us by Wexford Co. Council. All the entries for the competition are now on display all around the school.
Green School Code chosen from the slogans on the posters - "Green School, Green Street, Green Future".
Green School notice board and blog have been set up.
Information about recycling and composting displayed in all rooms in use and in public areas around the school.
All classes provided with a sweeping brush and dustpan.
Recycling bags in all classrooms.
Scrap paper boxes/trays in all classrooms.
Improvement in number of recyclable lunchboxes and drinks containers in use in the school.
Number of 240 litre bins full of rubbish going from school to landfill reduced from 7 to 2.
Curriculum links – teachers teaching lessons linked to the theme of reducing, re-using and recycling (art, english, irish, science, maths).
School garden revamped – beds repaired, cleaned out, re-composted and planted. Surrounding area cleaned and tidied.
Composting – new area for compost set up in front of the school. Large compost bins cleaned out. Working on mixing contents with foliage to help dry it out. Hoping to have our own compost for the garden by the end of the year.
A LOT less litter around the school.
Much more awareness around the school about litter and waste management.
