Cycler the recycled robot!<< Previous Page | Page 5 of 5 | Next Page >>
Association for Science Education
College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AA
Tel: 01707 267411
Fax: 01707 266532
Support service for science education. Wide range of publications and teachers guidance notes including recycling.
British Library Environmental Information Service
25 Southampton Buildings, London. WC2A 1AW
Tel: 0171 412 7955
Fax: 0171 412 7954
Sign-posting service to environmental organisations. Bibliographies on environmental topics.
BBC Educational Publishing
PO Box 234, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7EU
Tel: 01937 541001
Range of educational materials such as videos and work packs.
Channel 4 Schools
PO Box 100, Warwick CV34 6TZ 01926 433333
Range of educational materials such as videos and work packs.
Council for Environmental Education
University of Reading, London Rd, Reading RG1 5AQ
Tel: 0118 975 6061
Publications and information on environmental education.
For information about European environment issues contact your local library for details of where the nearest Public Information Relay centre is located.
Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood Street, London N1 7JG
Tel: 0171 490 1555
Wide range of leaflets, booklets and reports. Contact for publications list and further information.
www.foe.co.uk
Global Action Plan
8 Fulwood Place, Grays Inn, London WC1V 6HG
Tel: 0171 405 5633
Fax: 0171 831 6244
Encourages individuals to take effective environmental action within home, workplace and community. Free information available.
Groundwork National Office
85/87 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 3BY
Tel: 0121 236 8565
Fax: 021 236 7356.
Works for sustained regeneration of the local environment by facilitating partnerships which contribute to the environmental, economic and social well-being of communities.
www.groundwork.org.uk
INCPEN
(Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment)
Tel: 0171 409 0949
Fax: 0171 409 0161
Represents all sectors of packaging industry in environmental matters. Range of publications and teaching packs available.
www.incpen.org.uk
National Association for Environmental Education UK
Walsall Campus, Wolverhampton University,
Gorway Road, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3BD
Tel: 01922 631200
Organisation for all those involved with environmental education in schools and colleges.
Teacher training in environmental education. Produces the Journal of Environmental Education
Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority
PO Box 235, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 IHF.
Tel: 0181 561 4499.
Produces a guide to environmental education called "Teaching Environmental Matters through the National Curriculum" £4.
www.gov.uk\qcal\
Going for Green
Hotline: 0345 002100
National environmental awareness campaign. Free information pack and CD-Rom.
www.gfg.iclnet.co.uk
Tidy Britain Group
Public Affairs Department, The Pier,
Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 4EX
Tel: 01942 824620
Fax: 01942 824778
National Agency for litter abatement and improvement of the local environment. Publications and Europe wide information. Runs "Eco-Schools" programme on behalf of Going for Green.
Waste Watch
Waste Watch, 96 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TH
Tel: 020 7089 2100 Fax: 020 7403 4802
Information and resources on all aspects of waste reduction and recycling. Contact Wasteline for: details of free information sheets including "Educational Resources", free teaching resource packs "The Dustbin Pack" and "Wise up to Waste", details of visits from Cycler the robot, information about buying recycled and recycled products, local recycling officer contact details, and details of recycling schemes operating in your area.
www.wastewatch.org.uk
World Resource Foundation,
Heath House, 133 High St, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1DP
Tel: 01732 368333
Fax: 01732 368337
Warmer Bulletin published quarterly. Factsheets and free information available on a variety of topics.
www.wrf.org.uk
Aluminium Can Recycling Association
5 Gatsby Court, 176 Holliday St, Birmingham B1 1TJ
Local call charge no. 0345 227722
Free aluminium can recycling information including posters.
www.alcan.org.uk
Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau
69 Monmouth St, London WC2H 9DG
Tel: 0171 379 1306
Range of information available including a Teachers' Pack, educational booklets, primary and secondary school videos form loan, childrens' club.
www.scrib.org.uk
Aluminium Foil Recycling Campaign
Bridge House, 53 High Street, Bideford-on-Avon,
Warwickshire. B50 4BG
Tel: 01789 490609
Freephone: 0800 626287
Fax: 01789 490391
Promotion of foil recycling schemes. Free information available including posters. Educational packs can be compiled specific to curriculum requirements.
Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA)
Ryton Organic Garden, Ryton on Dunsmore,
Coventry CV8 3LG Tel: 01203 303517
Wide range of information on composting including leaflets, recycling pack for schools, school teachers membership category, organic gardening posters, activity and information sheets.
Textile Recycling Association
5 High Street, Boxworth, Cambridgeshire CB3 8LY
Tel: 01954 268000
Free educational booklet available. Provide details of textile recycling merchants.
Pulp and Paper Information Centre
Papermakers House, Rivenhall Road,
Westlea, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 7BE
Tel: 01793 887468
Free information available including primary schools pack. Secondary Schools Resource Pack available for purchase.
www.paper.org.uk
Contact Wasteline for details of paper recycling collections operating in your area.
Save a Cup Recycling Co. Ltd
Suite 2, Bridge House, Bridge Street,
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2EL
Tel: 01494 510167.
Free collection and recycling service for polystyrene vending cups. Free information available.
Ring Leader Scheme
ITW-Hi-Cone, Cookham Road, Bracknell,
Berkshire RG12 1RB
Tel: 01344 860166
National recycling scheme to encourage children to collect plastic ring carriers (used to join 4 or 6 drinks cans together) and send them back for recycling.
British Glass Manufacturers Confederation
Northumberland Road, Sheffield S10 2UA
Tel: 0114 268 6201
Range of information including film, video, balloons and badges, junior schools play, information pack including a poster and leaflets. www.britglass.co.uk
Contact your local recycling officer for details of glass recycling merchants in your area.
If you have school catering facilities, it may be possible to have used cooking oil collected for recycling. Contact the Affiliated Cooking Oil Reclaimers Nationwide on 01703 339292.
Contact Wasteline on 0171 248 0242 for details of companies recycling toner cartridges from printers and photocopiers.
Many local authority recycling officers work with schools to promote recycling issues by producing educational materials or providing bins and organising collections of recyclables from schools. Call Wasteline on 0171 248 0242 for contact details for your area.
Make contact with other schools in the area and find out what they are doing and if there are opportunities for working together or learning from each others experiences.
Companies are encouraged to support their local community but often do not have the time and resources to actively seek involvement. If your school can present an attractive idea and the ways the company could support it or become involved it might be favourably received, contact your local Chamber of Commerce for local business contacts. (Look for their address in Yellow Pages).
Get as much support as possible, publicise your ideas and schemes to the school governors and parents and let them know if you are looking for additional help or funding
Publicise your school and its recycling activities using local radio and newspapers. Involve the pupils in this.
Find out what community groups are operating recycling projects in your area and see if you can arrange a visit for a class to see a recycling project in action. Contact Wasteline on 0171 248 0242 or the Community Recycling Network on 0117 942 0142.
Ensure the school library stocks a range of relevant books to support the work the school is doing.
One of the important actions to promote is buying recycled, contact Wasteline for details of recycled products available. To encourage the school to use recycled paper contact EPIC, the Environmental Produce Information Centre on 01372 802280. This is a free service listing details of recycled papers to match the school's requirements.
Is there a scrap store in your area? Scrap stores collect material donated from companies which could be reused for art, play or learning purposes. They then pass these materials on to local schools and community projects at low cost. Contact Wasteline for details.
Is your school looking to upgrade its computers? There are now a number of community organisations around the country who refurbish computers donated by companies and then pass them on to schools and charities. Contact Bytes Twice on 0171 248 0242 to see if there is a scheme in your area.
Does your school have an annual fair or similar event? Network Recycling provide a specialist recycling services for events and educational displays. Contact them on 0117 942 2271.
Energy Advice Centres
The Local Energy Advice Centre network has been established by the Energy Savings Trust. The centres provide free impartial and independent advice on how to save energy and reduce fuel bills. Advice can be obtained on Freephone: 0800 512012
Advice and information about conserving water is available from your local water company - look in the Yellow Pages for contact details.
Learning Through Landscapes
Third Floor, Southside Offices, The Law Courts, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9DL
Tel: 01962 846258 Fax: 01962 869099
Works to improve school landscapes for educational purposes. Provides advice on the development and importance of school grounds.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
36 St Mary's Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0EU
Tel: 01491 839766
BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity and each year supports the activities of volunteers taking positive steps to improve their environment. BTCV also offers advice and support to over 2000 communities and schools through its groups and school membership service.
Sustrans
35 King Street, Bristol BS1 4DZ
Tel: 0117 9268893
Plans builds and maintains safe no-motor routes for sustainable transport.
Health and Safety Executive
Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS Tel: 0171 717 6000 www.open.gov.uk\hse\hsehom.htm
The Wildlife Trusts
The Green, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln LN5 7JR
Tel: 01522 544400
Exists to protect threatened wildlife via a national network of Trusts. Free educational materials and a junior branch.
Biogas
the mixture of carbon dioxideand methaneproduced from the breakdown of organic materials. In a controlled situation this gas can be collected and burned to produce energy.
Carbon Dioxide
gas produced from the breakdown of organic materials, contributing to Global Warming.
Controlled Waste
waste arising from domestic, commercial and industrial sources
Environmental Bodies
not-for-profit organisations set up to receive funds to promote sustainable waste management from the proceeds of the Landfill Tax.
Global Warming
the gradual increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere as a result of the build up of greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These gases occur naturally but are increasing due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels.
Incineration
the burning of the combustible components of household waste
Landfill Tax
A tax on materials sent for landfill on the cost of landfill measured in £ per tonne.
Landfill
The controlled, permanent burial of solid waste in the ground.
Methane
gas produced from the breakdown of organic materials, contributing to Global Warming.
Recycling Credits
A means to pass on the savings in waste disposal and collection costs a local authority makes when household waste is being recycled by a recycling organisation.
Recycling
the reprocessing of collected materials into other materials or products
Sustainable Development
development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Waste Minimisation
taking action to ensure that as little waste as possible is produced in the first place. Also known as waste prevention or waste reduction.
The Waste Watch Education Programme
…coming to a school near you!
Waste Watch's national education programme includes the following free resources:
Cycler the recycled robot!
Cycler's one hour free show is aimed at infant and junior schools. The presentation by one of Waste Watch's Schools Outreach Workers includes this high tech robot singing, dancing and talking to children about reducing, re-using and recycling waste. Children receive an activity book to follow the performance. For more information or to book this captivating robot's visit to your school, call the Waste Watch Wasteline - 0870 243 0136
The Dustbin Pack
A teaching resource pack aimed at children between seven and eleven years old, the Dustbin Pack includes children's work cards, posters, teaching notes, a Waste Game and information on setting up a recycling scheme.
Wise up to Waste
An exciting education pack for secondary schools, Wise up to Waste provides an innovative resource base for students to apply their data analysis, reasoning and communicating skills to a real world problem. It includes activities which can be co-ordinated across the curriculum or used individually and a range of case studies, allowing students to discover and debate sustainable solutions to a real world wide problem.
A series of free information sheets including:
Educational Resources
An extensive listing of resources available to those teaching about waste issues, the information sheet gives details of how to obtain the resources and prices, where applicable.
For more information on any of the above, please call the Waste Watch Wasteline on 0870 243 0136 or send a stamped addressed envelope (one first class stamp), requesting information, to:
Education Resources
Waste Watch
96 Tooley Street,
London,
SE1 2TH
Waste Watch operates the
A free information service, answering both telephone and written enquiries on all aspects of reducing, re-using and recycling waste.
Ring the Waste Watch Wasteline for information about:
our range of information sheets covering a variety of issues on waste and recycling
●
tips and advice on reducing, re-using and recycling different materials
●
additional good practice case studies of school recycling schemes
●
contacts for environmental organisations and trade associations
●
community re-use and recycling projects in your area
●
local authority recycling services and facilities
●
products made from recycled materials
●
details of training events and courses
Work at Waste at School is sponsored by:
ISBN 1 898026 47 5