Recycling in schools
Calling all Year 9, 10, 11 and sixth form
We need your help to persuade people in Barnet to recycle more. Therefore, the council are running a competition to design artwork to put on 19 of the rubbish trucks in Barnet. The winner and two runners up will recieve an iPod touch each. For more information, please visit our Design Competition page.
Recycle from school – free service!
Every school in Barnet is entitled to a free recycling collection service. We provide green recycling wheeled bins for:
- paper
- tins cans, foil and aerosols
- glass bottles and jars
- plastic bottles
- cardboard
We will visit your school to decide where the bins should be located.
- Recycling collections
- How to get the recycle from school service
- The Schools' 3Rs Challenge - are you up for it?
- School visits
- BEARS - Barnet Environmental Action for Real in Schools
Recycling collections
May Gurney empty the recycling bins every week. You will need to arrange for an internal collection. If you would like this service please think about the following things:
- Where will you put internal recycling bins e.g. in every classroom, office area, kitchen area, next to the litter bins etc?
- What containers will you use for recycling e.g. cardboard boxes (recommended as a good example of re-use), unused litter bins?
- How will you label the containers e.g. recycling posters designed by students?
- How will you make everyone aware of the recycling scheme e.g. staff meetings, student assemblies, citizenship or PSHE lessons?
- Don’t forget to work with the canteen/kitchen to ensure metal food cans, aluminium foil glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and cardboard are collected for recycling.
- Who will look after emptying internal bins e.g. classroom monitors, prefects, school council, environment club, caretaker or cleaners?
How to get the recycle from school service
If your school is not yet recycling and would like to sign up or for further advice, please contact us using the contact details opposite.
Getting the most from your schools recycling service
If your school already has recycling facilities but they are not being used to full capacity we can help. Call the Waste and Sustainability Edcuation Officers using the contact details opposite.
Are you up for it? The 'Schools 3Rs Challenge'
Prior to the 3Rs challenge, the council ran the Schools Recycling Challenge. This was a huge success and well done to the 68 schools that took part! These are the most recent schools to complete it:
- Blessed Dominic Catholic
- Martin Primary
- Bell Lane
- Dollis Junior
It is now felt that a move towards waste prevention is needed. We will be introducing a 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) challenge - watch this space!
Further information
For more information please contact us using the contact details opposite.
School visits
We can visit your school to give talks and assemblies. We will tailor our talks to meet your school’s needs. The topics we cover include:
- Waste and the 3Rs
- Love food hate waste
- Composting and garden projects
- Energy
- Caring for the environment.
If your school would like one of the above talks, please contact us using the contact details opposite.
BEARS - Barnet Environmental Action Round Schools
What is BEARS and why join?
A members network, led by the council's Waste and Sustainability Team which supports all environmental projects in schools in the London Borough of Barnet.
The network aims to:
- give like-minded school staff the opportunity to get together and discuss projects, ideas and resources
- get our Education Officers into your school to engage the pupils in projects, run activity lessons or carry out an assembly
- help reduce your school's environmental impact, empower pupils to make a difference and cut school costs.
If you are interested in joining the network, please contact the Waste and Sustainability Team's Education Officers using the contact details opposite.
Email this pageLast modified by: Rachel Jones on 25/01/2010