St. Pius X College

Eco School Renewal Presentation

Thursday 20th June 2013

OrlaghOrlagh

GaryGary

Eco-schools is a program that helps to educate children in schools about how they can help their school and benefit the environment.

We enjoy taking part in Eco-schools as we are given the opportunity to:

Participate in various projects on waste, recycling, litter, energy and biodiversity.

Talk to our friends in assemblies. Update the college website/send photos to local papers.

What is Eco-schools?What is Eco-schools?JamieJamie

Our Eco-team: Empties the blue bins in the class rooms

during PSHE. We do litter picks around the school. We collect and recycle old ink cartridges,

mobile phones and textiles. We help environmental charities, such as

Camara to send computers to Africa.

What does our Eco-team do?

JamieJamie

       

 

Switch it OFF

REMEMBER , REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE

LiamLiam Our Eco Code

It is located on the Home Economics / Geography corridor

EndaEndaEco Notice Board

Recycling: Recycling: RecycoolLucyLucy

ReprographicsLucyLucy

Recycling paper – blue bins

Recycling costs less - up to 80% of normal waste disposal costs.

Recycling one tonne of paper saves 17 trees.

In one tonne there is 1000 kilograms = 1176 litres.

That means for every 69 litres of paper recycled - one tree is saved.

Every week the Eco-team empties 54 blue bins. Each bin contains 50 litres. (54 bins x 50 litres = 2700 litres).

This means 39 trees are saved every week. (2700 litres / 69 litres = 39 trees saved)

LauraLaura

Recyco Waste – Black bins

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Litter: Litter: Spring CleanOdhranOdhran

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Energy MonitorsAidanAidan

AidanAidan Power Down Day

AidanAidan A reduction in power usage

Each week we use approximately 7,500 units of electricity.

Our recent readings tell us that we are reducing the amount of electricity we use.

Electricity Meter Readings

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BiodiversityBiodiversityCiaranCiaran

Bird boxesCiaranCiaran

Environmental Youth Speak

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BT Website CompetitionAoifeAoife

Eco Unesco CompetitionSamanthaSamantha

Impact & Microsoft Competition

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Impact NI CompetitionMaksimMaksim

Conservation Competition

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