We have organised food wastage monitors in the dining hall from each key stage, these monitors are known as "Mini Mid-day's" and they stand near the bins to help and advise the children who are emptying their plates to use the correct bins to ensure that as much recycling can occur
Activity description
Did you know that food waste is one of the greatest sources of greenhouse gases?
Or that primary and secondary schools in the UK waste over 80,000 tonnes of food every year (that's the same as 8000 blue whales).
Tackling food waste in your school is a great way to cut your carbon emissions! This linked presentation provides an overview of why food waste is such a huge environmental problem. It can be run either as a one hour activity for an eco club or teachers can use the linked worksheets for 2-3 sessions of class work.
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