Helpful hints to reduce, re-use and recycle in Haringey
Here are some helpful hints to help you and your pupils become Waste Warriors; on a mission to reduce, re-use and recycle as much as possible, both in school and at home.
Reduce
- Set your printers and photocopiers to print double-sided as part of the default settings
- Challenge pupils to bring waste-free packed lunches into school, by avoiding non-reusable and non-recyclable packaging
- Avoid duplicating letters to parents and carers by sending one per family, not one per pupil
- Get in touch with your free fruit provider to ensure they don't deliver more than pupils can eat
Re-use
- Encourage pupils to use refillable bottles or flasks for water, rather than repeatedly buying mineral water
- Set up a scrap paper drawer in every classroom and make sure both sides of a piece of paper are used before being recycled
- Hold junk art challenges where pupils make use of coloured card off-cuts, textiles and plastic containers to produce eye-catching models
- Use yoghurt pots and biscuit tins to store paintbrushes, pencils, scissors and glue
- Run second-hand uniform sales or book swaps in school
Recycle
You can recycle the following materials at your school in the weekly Haringey schools recycling service:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Paper and cardboard
- Plastic bottles and carrier bags
- Food tins, drink cans and aerosols
- Food and drink cartons
- Plastic containers and food trays