Nationally Schools and Colleges generate a significant proportion of the refuse processed by local authorities and waste contractors.
Reducing the amount spent on waste disposal can have financial as well as environmental benefits. Recycling projects provide an opportunity for the entire school to work together as a team.
Educationalists have a duty, through the national curriculum to prepare future generations with the knowledge and skills to manage the world's resources wisely.
They also have the responsibility, through their actions, to develop good habits and behaviour patterns in order that every member of society can contribute to a sustainable future.
All leaders, managers, teachers and support staff in a school have a role to play. Effective environmental leadership in schools is a key ingredient for our sustainable future
