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  • Recycool - Raise money for your school by recycling mobile phones and empty printer cartridges (Suitable for all ages)
  • Garden Organic - HDRA's Organic Network for Schools (Suitable for KS1 and KS2)
  • Eco Schools - An award scheme for schools throughout the country that gets everyone in the school community involved in making the school environment better. Waste is one of seven areas for schools to focus on as they work for an award (Suitable for all ages)
  • Little Rotters - Composting information for teachers and children, including free classroom activities (Suitable for all ages)
  • Recycle More - NGfL linked website with lesson plans for teachers and games for children (Suitable for KS1,KS2, KS3 and KS4)
  • Recycle Now - Learn how your school can go to the top of the class on recycling. Practical ideas and news for teachers (Suitable for KS1,KS2 and KS3)
  • Recycle Zone - Waste Watch's site for schools, children and teachers telling you what's what in the world of waste (Suitable for all)
  • Recycling Glass - British Glass website for KS1 and KS2 teachers and children. Includes interactive games to play online (Suitable for KS1 and KS2)
  • Think Cans - Games and information for teachers, parents and children relating to aluminium can recycling (Suitable for all)
  • Alupro - Teachers' notes, lesson plans, curriculum links and free tree growing kit available at this aluminium focused recycling website (Suitable for KS2, KS3 and KS4)
  • Centre for Alternative Technology -Order Workshop activity booklets or book a visit to the Centre for Alternative Technology. Relevant to Science, Technology and Geography, with particular regard for energy (Suitable for KS1 to sixth form)
  • Environmental Protection Agency -Download an 11 page colouring book full of tips for making the Earth a better place for free (Suitable for KS1 and KS2)
  • Ollie's World - Follow the adventures of Ollie and his friends to encourage pupils to think about ways they can reduce, reuse and recycle (Suitable for KS2)
  • Ring Leader Quest - A fun environment related quest for kids to complete by answering educational questions (Suitable for KS2 and KS3)
  • Tesco Greener Living - Recycling activities for children to do at home with an adult but can be applied to classroom activities (Suitable for KS1- 3)
  • WWF - Assembly ideas related to key sustainability issues. 'Learning for sustainability' resources to purchase with whole school resources free to download (Suitable for KS1 - 4)

Project Synopses

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” 

Best estimates ever of what’s in our rubbish

Defra has published a study carried out by Resource Futures which provides the best estimates to date of what’s in the ‘national rubbish bin’.

Research into reuse of household items through online portals

In 2011, Resource Futures carried out WRAP funded research into how household items are reused through online portals such as eBay, Freegle and Gumtree.  The research included a detailed survey on internet user habits regarding online exchange and sought to understand the reasons for not using such sites.  

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 and with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

Resource Futures seeks new Non-Executive Chair

Following restructuring during 2011 Resource Futures is now looking to strengthen its Board with a new Non-Executive Chair.  The company is forecasting a three-fold increase in its profit from 2% in the year ended March 2010 to 6% for the year ending March 2012.  The new position will join Chief Executive Officer Jane Stephenson MBE and Operations Director Sam Reeve, bringing independent scrutiny and advice to this successful business at Board level. 

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