Recycling in schools
All hands on deck!
Recycling is something that everyone in a school can be involved
with and it’s probably something that the children are familiar
with or have heard of.
Kerbside recycling scheme
Most schools in the Vale take part in the Council’s kerbside
recycling scheme - the same scheme that our residents use to
recycle their paper, cans, glass, cardboard and plastic.
In a school, paper can be the main thing thrown away, so this
can be the biggest amount of material taken to be recycled from our
schools.
Yellow Woods Challenge
A national campaign supported locally where our Vale
schools collect old yellow pages telephone directories for
recycling. Last year over 13 tonnes of directories
were collected by 39 schools. The directories have now
been recycled into new products such as loft insulation.
Cash prizes are available to the three schools who
collect the most yellow pages per pupil. Let us know if you are
keen to get involved with this initiatives
Composting
We have given local schools free compost bins as some of the
waste from our schools can easily be turned into compost. Ideas
have included left-over fruit recycling!
Contact
t: 01446 700111 or e. visible@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk