Waste Watch supports need for more education in schools

• Mar. 18 by Katie Wood (1)

The environmental charity Waste Watch has pledged its continuous support in educating schools about the environment and sustainability.

This push for more education comes as the government wants to implement more litter fines including fining children as young as 10, £40 if caught littering. Waste Watch believes that education is the best deterrent and will teach children the importance of managing waste efficiently and the importance of recycling.

The charity has reached over two million children throughout the UK through their fun, hands on, quality learning experiences by engaging the children during their visits, as a result increasing the amount of households that recycle by 26%.

Waste watch believes that “By changing the world around us, we can all make a big difference”.  

The charity creates programmes to meet the educational needs of the students and ensure the waste reduction message goes home with pupils. For example each classroom activity is accompanied with a take home booklet which has all the key messages, facts and tips and a simple task for parent and child to complete as homework.

A local mother of three says, “That by involving children in a process such as recycling, it helps them understand the reasoning behind it and encourages them to do it on their own as well.”

On average a family of four throws away about two sacks of rubbish a week, most of which could be recycled, 18% is paper and cardboard, 7% glass and 7% plastic all of which can be recycled.

For more information see www.wastewatch.org.uk