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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle in schools in the South West

Resource Futures have been delivering popular 3Rs workshops and assemblies in schools in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire for 12 years. Typical comments from teachers are:

 “Absolutely fantastic! Met the needs of our children perfectly!” Teacher, Hillside First School, Worle

“One of the best visiting workshops we have had." Teacher, St Paul's First School, Worlebury

“This workshop linked perfectly with our topic and the children really enjoyed it. They talked about it a lot afterwards and all left the workshop enthused by what they had learnt.” Teacher, Parson Street Primary School, Bristol

3Rs Workshops

Resource Futures' workshops are delivered by qualified and CRB-checked teachers and link perfectly with the curriculum.  Workshops are designed to take place in the classroom, with little or no reorganisation, and we’ll bring all the resources we need. We work with one class at a time, and most workshops take between 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 hours, slotting easily into a normal school timetable.

Assemblies

All bookings can include a whole-school or Key Stage assembly around a waste related topic of your choice.  Possibilities include: general 3Rs, food recycling at home and school, reusing paper at school, packaging, recycling and climate change, composting.

Prices and booking

For more information about the workshops and assemblies available click here.  For pricing and booking form click here.

Our education officers can travel to schools in other parts of the South West, such as Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. (Additional travelling costs may be incurred, depending on the location of your school.) 

For more information, or to discuss your school's requirements and our costs, contact the Education Team on 0117 914 3456 or email us.

We are also keen to work with Local Authorities in other parts of the UK to devise and deliver innovative Waste Education programmes.  Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

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 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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