Green Schools Action Plan – Litter & Waste
Loughmore NS, Co. Tipperary.
| Target: To keep our school litter free. To keep our classrooms clean. To reduce the amount of waste/recycling in the school by 50% over six months. | |||
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Action |
Person/Group Responsible |
Time Frame |
Review |
| To conduct an audit of the school and investigate the sources of and types of waste in our bins. | Green Schools Committee | 1 Week | End of January |
| Educate our pupils about litter & waste through cross curricular approaches. | Class Teachers
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ongoing | ongoing |
| Display anti-litter and waste management posters in all rooms. | Green Schools Committee | 1 Week | End of January |
| Litter & Waste poster and slogan competition. | Whole School | 1 Month | End of February |
| Health & Safety issues to be addressed. Gloves to be purchased for bin wardens and litter pickers to be sourced also. | Principal | 3 Weeks | February midterm |
| Practical reduction and management of waste paper, eg. shredding excess paper and bagging it to provide bedding for pets/animals. Scrap paper boxes in each room. Use both sides of sheets for photocopying. Bring home lunch packaging. Reuse water/drinks plastic bottles. Wash out and squash milk cartons/drinks cartons before putting them in the bin, etc. | Whole school.Green Schools Committee.
Teachers. Parents. Nancy. |
ongoing | ongoing |
| Communication of Green Schools Information via school website, Green Schools Newsletter, Green Schools notice board, and whole school assemblies. | Green Schools Committee.Teachers
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ongoing | ongoing |
| Day of Action – liaise with Tidy Towns Committee regarding The Annual Clean Up. | Green Schools CommitteePrincipal | By April 2012 | April 2012 |
| Encourage community spirit & pride in school & parish. Series of talks to be given to the pupils by guest speakers, including Fr. Dooley on the history of Loughmore, and Seanie Gleeson on the work of the Tidy Towns Committee. | Green Schools CommitteeGuest Speakers
Teachers Parents |
ongoing | ongoing |