Waste > Lunchtime Crunchtime

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A large proportion of waste created in schools is food related. It's time to crunchdown that waste!

Lunchtime Crunchtime is a great way to get students involved and interested in waste reduction and sustainability. Get into the habit of reducing, reusing and recycling waste.

Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are here.

Good Luck!

Info

There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:

England: Geography; Citizenship and PSHE

Scotland: Social Studies; Health and Wellbeing; Technologies

Wales: Geography, PSE; Science

Northern Ireland: The World Around Us; PDMU

For more information, see the curriculum guide.

Get Started

  1. Prepare by reading the activity pack.
  2. Run your 'start audit'.
    This will start your blog.
  3. Run the activity - remember to update your blog with information and pictures.
  4. Run your 'end audit'.
  5. Submit your blog for a medal.
  6. If you win a medal, download a free certificate for your class!
  7. Check the savings you've made on your pod-o-meter.

Run start audit

Resources

Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:

How other schools did it:

Read Lessons Learned reports:

How you can win a medal

Podometers

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When you finish an activity we use your start and end audits to count your activities and measure any savings you make. You can track your savings using your school's pod-o-meters.

Go

Eco-schools England

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This activity contributes significantly to an Eco-Schools Bronze Award. Two or more 'short' activities will contribute to a Silver Award.

Remember you will need to complete an Eco-Schools simple environmental review and action plan to meet Bronze Award criteria.

For more information go to www.eco-schools.org.uk/apply.