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Basingstoke Schools Create
Waste Sculpture
The
Final Sculpture (with permission from Basingstoke &
Deane Borough Council)
Pupils from several local schools joined together to
create a huge sculpture made from waste items such as cans bottle tops,
plastic milk bottles and much more. The giant sculpture will then be put on
display in a public place to raise awareness amongst the public.
The waste sculpture day, on Tuesday, 6th July, was organised by Simon Wells,
lead teacher of the project at Cranbourne School and also involved pupils from
Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic School and The Hurst Community School.
Each of these schools has been participating in a year long ‘Action on
Waste’ project run by the environmental charity Global Action Plan (GAP) and
funded by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Jenny Tinker, the programme
co-ordinator, said “The enthusiasm from pupils to identify ways of reducing
litter and improving recycling highlights how aware young people are becoming
of the need to look after their environment”
As part of the initiative, a waste audit is carried out at the beginning and
end of the project in each of the schools. The programme has been so
successful at Bishop Challoner school, that the recent final audit completed
this week, showed that the amount of rubbish produced, had been reduced by a
staggering 40%. By replacing one normal waste bin with a recycling bin, the
school is now making a saving of £14 per week. Other schools in the programme
are due to complete their second audits shortly.
Cllr Potter said, “The success of this programme is an excellent example of
how innovative educational initiatives can be introduced within local schools,
which result in long term environmental good practise”.
Source:
www.basingstoke.gov.uk
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