A competition for visiting schools.
To help reduce the amount of waste we produce, we would like all schools visiting our Chiswick site in 2010 to take part in our ‘It’s not rubbish’ competition. We hope to extend the competition to our other sites in the near future.
How to take part:-
• Advice your pupils to bring a litter-less packed lunch.
• Thames Explorer will weigh your rubbish at the end of your visit, the recorded weight will be per child and worked out according to the number of pupils in your group so class size will not affect your results!
• The weight of your rubbish will be recorded on our website.
• At the end of each term the class who has produced the least amount of waste on their visit will be announced as the winner on our website.
• The winning class will receive a certificate plus prizes for each pupil and their class teacher.
• Don’t cheat by taking your rubbish back to school follow the advice below instead.
How to make your packed lunch eco-friendly, sustainable & healthy:-
1. Remember the 3 R’s– reduce, reuse & recycle.
2. Reusable carrier’s (cloth bag, lunchbox).
3. Reusable bottles and packaging for food and drinks – no Clingfilm or tinfoil.
4. Cloth napkins that can be reused – no paper ones.
5. Reusable cutlery – no plastic forks or spoons.
6. Only compostable or recyclable items should be left over.
7. Use fresh, locally grown, seasonal, organic food and resist processed foods.
8. Don’t bring to much food, only bring what you can eat.
For further information about eco-friendly, sustainable & healthy packed lunches please visit the links below:-
Schools Food Trust
Food Standards Agency
London sustainable schools forum
Fit for Sport
Fitter families
Spring term 2010 winners
Old Vicarage School & King Fahad Academy
Summer term 2010 winners
St Thomas of Canterbury School
