Scheme aims to encourage young people to recycle
YOUNG people will be encouraged to reuse and recycle their rubbish through a new education programme.
Plymouth, Devon and Torbay councils have teamed up to fund the programme aimed at schools.
A waste education programme delivered by Resource Futures will encourage young people to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost more of their waste.
Demelza Annison of Resource Futures said: "Learning about waste is a great way to engage teachers and pupils with environmental issues."
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Activities will include student-led energy audits of the school premises, curriculum linked classroom resources, and activities aimed at reducing the schools energy usage.
Comments
by Winstonsmith0
Friday, September 28 2012, 12:33PM
“It would be nice to think that the stuff already left by Plymouth residents for recycling was actualy recycled in the first instance by PCC.
Is it?
If it is, how come our recycling rates are so abysmal compared to much of the UK and Europe?
With the incinerator now dictating to St Budeaux and Barne Barton for the next 25 years 'shutting the gate after the horse has bolted' is an expression that springs readily to mind.
Education such as this requires integration with mainstream education - not a bolt-on option at a cost. It also requires enforcement and rewards in the real world outside. Why should I be bothered to recycle everything I can when others around me just put it in the wrong bins or leave it in the streets without penalty?
I cannot knock any attempt to encourage recycling but I do find myself looking to see who really benefits financially in this instance. I am sick and tired of things being done in the name of progress which is really only done to line pockets or gain short-term political kudos.
Plymouth; space of waste!”
by tsonic
Friday, September 28 2012, 12:32PM
“Wow this should have been brought in years ago to all so then we would not have had the need to have an incinerator in the middle of a city and 62 metres from peoples homes.MVV paying for this then ?with their community Liasion officer who was quoted in the herald as saying its 100% safe.Looks good PR but sorry most youngesters do recycling in schools already some with clubs they go go such guiding scouting our youth club being doing it for years, so I think it abit late educating us. Perhaps those especially in Plymouth city the council councillors chief exectives head of waste should have had this then.”
by blogtodi
Friday, September 28 2012, 12:01PM
“Would be nice to educate them about littering too.”