Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Waste
The resources we discard affect the environment, whether its food, paper, uniforms, or old electronics. These actions will help to reduce waste.
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Examine the types and amounts of waste your setting produces, and your waste disposal practices. Understanding this will help you to identify opportunities to reduce your environmental impact.
General waste - also called “residual waste" or “black bag waste” - refers to non-recyclable items and materials that are not suitable for composting, recycling or reuse, such as sweet and crisp wrappers, plastic utensils, tissues and napkins, broken or unusable items, and food-contaminated materials.
Ask your staff, parents and guardians, children and young people, suppliers and the local community, how to best make your waste practices more sustainable.
Use the results of your waste audit to plan to improve how your setting manages waste.
Organise sessions to educate your whole community on the topic of consumption and responsible habits.