Green Schools Green Schools CommitteeCommittee

Green Schools Green Schools CommitteeCommittee

2009/20102009/2010

Committee Members• Liam Hanley• Faolán Brazil• Ronan Tallon• Aaron Dixon• Ciarán Ó Connor• Luke McDonnell• Conor Farrell• Daniel Healy• Evan Dardis • Malo O’ Connor• Jordan Carpenter

• George Perry

What makes us a Green School

• We got our first green flag for waste management

• We got this flag in 2005

• We had to show that our school reduces, reuses and recycles

What do we recycle?In our green bins we can

put:

• Paper• Plastic bottles• Card• Milk Cartons• Cans

What can we compost• Pencil parings• Raw fruit and

vegetable waste• Tea bags

What else do we recycle

• Batteries • Mobile phones• Phone chargers• Ink cartridges • Old clothes• Toys and books at

the jumble sale

We are still collecting phones for the Jack and

Jill foundation

• We collected 500

phones for the Jack and Jill foundation and got a free interactive whiteboard in return. We are now collecting for another whiteboard.

• Keep bringing them in please!

How we can reduce and reuse

• Use the two sides of a piece of paper

• Use a lunchbox• Use your water

bottle again• If your clothes don’t

fit you, give the clothes to your younger brother or sister

Ways to save energy • Don’t leave machinery

on standby• Take out plugs at

night• Last out turn off lights • Walk or cycle to

school

• Carpool or use public

transport

Second green flag • We got our

second green flag in 2007

• We got this flag for saving energy

• We found many ways to make our school energy efficient

Third green flag• Last year we got our

third green flag• We got this for cutting

down on using water • We also need to

continue on the great job the school is doing with waste and energy

The recycling bin• The recycling bin is

between the senior yard and the car park

• It is for cardboard, cans, cartons, plastic bottles and paper

Ms. Holmes/Bn Uí Mhuirí will take old cartridges and phones. There are collection boxes throughout the

school

We will keep you up to date

• Sarah Fitzgerald from An Taisce came in to do a survey on how

we get to and from school.

Car

Walk

Cycle

Bus

23% Cycle

2% Bus

40% Car

35% Walk

• For our 4th green flag we are trying

to make more kids and teachers walk, cycle and carpool to and from school.

• An Taisce are helping us on our way. We hope to launch our BoW WoW

campaign in the Spring.

• BoW means bike on Wednesday.• WoW means walk on Wednesday.• An Taisce have provided us with two bike

shelters.• Up to 60 people are cycling to school

everyday.