Waste Week 2012
12-18 March
To celebrate the launch of our new waste activity 'Lunchtime
Crunchtime', and to support the Eco-Schools waste topic, we've
created a new national waste campaign.
Teachers have told us that some of the reasons why they like the
Pod's Switch-Off Fortnight are because it's simple, it gets the
whole school involved, and it helps to make measurable savings; so
we've designed Waste Week with this in mind.
Free Campaign Packs
As with all our campaigns we have free Waste Week packs to give
away to schools that sign up to take part
Because the packs for Switch Off Fortnight were over subscribed
and as we have already had such a phenomenal response to Waste
Week, we have now ordered additional packs.
The packs will still be given away on a first come, first served
basis so don't delay,
sign up now to make sure your school doesn't miss
out!
Why take part in Waste Week?
Waste Week is a fantastic opportunity to get the whole school
learning about waste and thinking about how they can cut down on
the amount of waste they produce, as well as how they can reduce
the proportion that goes to landfill, by re-using, recycling and
composting.
This year the focus of Waste Week will be on the waste
associated with food that is eaten in school. The Lunchtime
Crunchtime activity pack gives you everything you need to run Waste
Week and there's a take it home sheet as well to spread the message
to parents and the local community.
In addition to making learning fun for pupils, the Pod's waste
activities fit in with many areas of the national curriculum. For
full details of curriculum links, take a look at the Curriculum
Guide for Lunchtime Crunchtime.
Taking part in Waste Week activities will also help your
application for an Eco-Schools award, whether you're just starting
out and ready for a bronze award or looking for a major project for
your Green Flag Application. More information about how Waste Week
will help with Eco-Schools awards can be found here.
What's more schools that take part will get a set of
recycled pencils, and could win a prize in the Waste Week prize
draw*.
Did you know pupils can sign up to the Pod too? Once
they have they can blog about their green projects - read the
'how
to guide' to find out more.
* Terms and
Conditions apply
For more information about the campaign and the prize draw click
on the more tab.