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Who Are We?

We are a group of Year 10 students from Enfield County School.

What Do We Do & Why?

We take part in an eco-friendly project for part of our Duke of Edinburgh award. It is an ongoing project for 6 months and we will focus on reducing the rubbish within our school and hopefully making our school & community more aware of their effect on the environment.

Eco-Friendly Bug Bears.

• Sockets being left on.
• Litter e.g. tissues on the floor.
• Untidy streets & litter near bins.
• Limited recycling facilities.
• Chewing gum on tables and floors.
• Lights left on.
• TV’s being left on standby.
• Excess packaging.
• Cigarette butts.

Did you know within 5 years, all of our landfill sites will be full!

What Does Being ‘Eco-Friendly’ Mean?

“Having a beneficial effect on the environment.”

• Reduce the amount of waste you use and throw away.
• Reuse products before throwing them away.
• Recycle everything possible.

Our Action on Waste!

1. Recycling bins in classrooms
2. Lots of colourful labelling
3. Posters around the school
4. Display Boards
5. Newsletter Article
6. School Assemblies

Awareness & Fundraising Ideas

We have thought of several ideas for us to raise awareness and funds for our cause, some are:
PowerPoint assemblies to the school.
Role-Plays.
Visits to primary schools.
Clothes and accessories workshop.

Eco-Timeline

WEEK 1: Set up display board & create a web page.
WEEK 2: Discuss where to put recycling bins, maybe using a survey.
Posters expressing the 3 R’s.
Discuss fundraising ideas.
Write an article for the Enfield County newsletter.
WEEK 3: Create labels & posters for recycling bins.
Create eye-catching labels to promote plastic bottle recycling.
Possible fundraising for recycling bins.
More posters around the school.
WEEK 4: Purchase recycling bins.
Posters around the lower school.
Write & practise assemblies
WEEK 5: Put recycling bins into practice around the school
Possibly present assembly to lower site.