Recycling in Schools
Recycling facilities for all schools
Cow bin packs for schools
Education programme - ecoACTIVE
Recycling facilities for all schools
All schools in Hackney are entitled to free recycling collections. Schools can either have decorated cow print recycling bins, or standard black recycling bins. Phone the recycling hotline to organise your schools recycling facilities. The recycling crew will collect the following materials from schools:
- Mixed paper recycling
- Tins, cans and plastic bottles
- Glass (if required)
- Cardboard (large sacks provided)
- Garden waste – subject to being on a road which is on the Brown Bin scheme
Cow bin packs for schools
When schools choose to install their free cow bin recycling facilities, they also recieve:
- A workshop by ecoACTIVE at the school assembly to introduce the cow bins
- A sticker book for every student
- Cow bin stickers for the class room bins
- A cow print board to write the name of the recycling monitors on
- Badges for the recycling monitors
Education programme - ecoACTIVE
Schools are also entitled to free workshops about recycling and waste minimisation, paid for by the Council and delivered by ecoACTIVE, an education service who use an innovative, hands on and practical approach to get the recycling message across to young people. Visit https://www.ecoACTIVE.org.uk for more information and to arrange workshops.
Page updated: 14 Mar 2008