Recycling is beneficial for the environment, for your school’s image and sets a good example to your student body.
The EMERGE programme will help you to:
Protect the Environment
The minimum a school will throw away per term is half a tonne of paper; that’s 8 trees! (source Waste online: Work on Waste at School)
The more you recycle, the less waste is buried in landfill where it rots and pollutes for generations.
Save Money
The average school pays £300-£1000 a year on waste disposal. (source Waste online: Work on Waste at School)
By diverting waste away from your disposal bins towards your recycling service you may save money on waste disposal costs. The cost of recycling should at least be the same as throwing your waste in a landfill, but recycling brings you the added value of tackling climate change, educating students about the 3Rs, and setting the right example.
Meet Government Targets
Provide evidence of fulfilling Every Child Matters outcomes in your Ofsted inspections and SEFs.
Meet DFES ‘Five Year Strategy for Children and Learners’ targets that every school should have an active and effective recycling policy by 2009.
Provide evidence of meeting Healthy-Schools and Eco-Schools targets.
Involves your school in ‘Purchasing and Waste’, which is one of the 8 doorways of DFES’ Sustainable Schools programme. Progress can be reported to DFES in your S3 form www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools
Provide a basis for innovative educational activities which complement and support curriculum based learning.
