Waste & Recycling Services

Recycling at School

Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC)

SWAC is a Waste Watch initiative that provides advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling in schools and helps children take practical action on waste. SWAC has developed a variety of fun, curriculum based activities for use in primary and secondary schools. All activities are provided free of charge and funding for the SWAC programme is provided by the London Borough of Bexley.

Activities for Key Stage 1 & 2 (21KB, PDF document)
Activities for Key Stage 3 & 4 (20KB, PDF document)

Pupils from Mayplace Primary School's Eco Committee helping to recycle fruit and tea bags in the school compost bin.

Talking rubbish helps schools to:

Deliver the National Curriculum through a wide range of subjects
Improve the environmental management of the school
Save costs on materials and waste disposal
Raise the profile of schools within the local community
Develop links with industry
Encourage social responsibility and "global citizenship" in schools and the wider community
The Schools Waste Action Club Education Officers support schools in organising trips to recycling facilities, undertaking school waste audits, setting up new recycling and composting facilities, running workshops for pupils and INSET for teachers and promoting inter-school and community links.

If your school is interested in joining SWAC or would like more information, please contact Melanie Stedmon on 020 8294 6090 or Cairis Hickey on 020 8294 6080, or complete the form below.

Download the SWAC booklet here (785KB, PDF document)

Waste & Recycling Services

Recycling at School

Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC)

Schools Waste Action Club

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