Vision  

It is a Government set target for all public buildings to achieve net zero carbon.

What we have done:

• Changed refuse collection company resulting in a 50% reduction in general waste to landfill
• All our skip waste is recycled
• Purchased a drum that turns our old bricklaying mortar back in to sand, so it can be reused in the construction department
• Upcycle and sell furniture
• The children are responsible for taking the recycled waste to the external bins, so they learn what can and cannot be recycled and see where their waste goes
• Hold termly meetings with staff to promote and plan sustainability in all areas

What we are doing:

• Mixed dry recycling
• Promoting recycling
• Covering sustainability topics in Humanities, Science and assemblies
• Using reusable ring binders instead of books to cut down on glue sticks and wastage
• Moving towards paperless offices – the IT department have achieved this goal already!
• Banning the laminator!
• Planning to recycle all food waste
• Arrange trips to recycling centres
• Celebrate and promote recycling week each year
• Display children’s posters as reminders to adults
• Completing a lighting review to replace all our old high energy use lights with energy efficient fittings
• Investing in expert advice to reduce our energy consumption and use sustainable energy sources