Purchasing and Waste

Waste audit

Suitable for: Primary schools.
This is a waste audit sheet, created by MEEN, to help measure school waste with prompts to consider how to generate less waste.

Suitable for: Primary and Secondary schools.
Click on the link above to access lots of information on waste and recycling. You can also click on The Action Pack where there are curriculum linked activities for all ages.

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.

Sustainable Purchasing

This Top 10 Tips leaflet on sustainable purchasing can help you think about what school buys.

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Beehive: the MEEN newsletter

Beehive provides information about up and coming events and opportunities, runs stories from Manchester schools to inspire good practice, reviews up to date teaching resources and lists training opportunities.