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Carbon reduction in B&NES schools

Resource Futures is supporting pupil-led behaviour change campaigns in schools in Bath and North East Somerset aimed at reducing the school's carbon emissions and raising awareness of climate change.

For more details about this project please click here.

Detailed school case studies can be downloaded below:

St Philip's Primary School case study

 

 

 

Newbridge Primary School case study

Project Synopses

Carbon reduction in B&NES schools

Resource Futures is supporting pupil-led behaviour change campaigns in schools in Bath and North East Somerset aimed at reducing the school's carbon emissions and raising awareness of climate change.

Teacher training event at Buckfast Abbey

A waste education training day for teachers from primary and secondary schools in Devon, run on behalf of Devon County Council.

Schools' Waste Summit 2010

'Don’t Let Devon Go To Waste’ annual Waste Summit for Year 10 pupils.

News and Events

Community RePaint: A Helping Hand for Hearts and Minds in 2011

In 2011, householders, traders and paint manufacturers donated 343,957 litres of paint to Community RePaint schemes, which then distributed 217,112 litres to community groups and individuals saving 565 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of taking 192 cars off our roads - and providing 766 volunteer and training opportunities. The network now has over 65 schemes across the UK with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

Resource Futures helps WRAP understand recent reductions in food waste

Resource Futures has recently helped WRAP to estimate how much household food waste has decreased nationally in recent years, with the recently published “Synthesis of Food Waste Compositional Data 2010” To see the report, click here.