Purchasing and Waste
Recycle now!
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary schools.
A range of resources, videos and lesson plans crossing the curriculum based around recycling and waste.
What's good about wood?
Suitable for: KS2 History/Geography
An activity examining how wood was used in the past and how it is used today by examining the classroom.
Growing Schools
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary schools.
Links to activities and lessons about purchasing and using renewable materials.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary schools.
Links to resources including lesson plans and presentations regarding the circular economy and how it links in with Maths, Science, D&T and Geography.
Little Rotters
Suitable for: Primary Schools.
This handbook provides information and activities on how to get pupils involved in composting at school.
WasteAware
Suitable for: Primary Schools and Secondary Schools.
This website by WasteAware Hertfordshire partnership as a variety of activity packs and resources to encourage pupils to learn about waste and recycling.
Sustainable Purchasing
This Top 10 Tips leaflet on sustainable purchasing can help you think about what school buys.
Wastewatch
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary Schools.
Wastewatch provide a series of resources based on the action learning cycle, which has five stages: excite, expand, explore, engage and evaluate. Through the cycle of activities, pupils work individually and collaboratively to build knowledge, values, attitudes, understanding and self-confidence to take action on a range of sustainability issues. The resources include:
The Big Challenge WEEE Solution This KS2 resource raises key questions about our use of electrical and electronic products, product life cycles and recycling. It challenges pupils to develop an effective campaign to improve WEEE recycling in their school community.
One Planet Packaging As consumers around the world are demanding innovative packaging that is both effective and environmentally sustainable, young designers have an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the packaging industry. This resource supports GCSEs in Design and Technology, including Product design, Resistant Materials Technology, and Graphic Products.