Recycling At The Rudolf Steiner School

Welcome to the school recycling pages. This new initiative is the first step toward becoming a "zero waste" school. We will also be switching to reusable dinnerware and biodegradable disposables to help us reach our goal.

About Zero Waste -pdf

The school recycling scheme is managed externally by F&R Cawley Ltd., and not the Dacorum council. This saves the school approximately £1,000 annually. Below is an introduction to how the scheme works. Your involvement is welcome and appreciated in helping the school become more environmentally friendly.

Instructions for Recycling

CLASSROOMS:
PAPER
The plastic recycling container in your classroom can now be filled with the following:
• White and coloured paper
• Fax and computer paper
• Post-it notes
• Non-windowed envelops
• Carbon paper

Collection will continue as before with Mr. Alkema’s class 10 students who will empty class bins into clear (recyclable) bin liners and put them into the eurocart-wheelie bin provided at the rear of the kitchen.
Other cardboard containers are located outside the library, staff room, and in the copy room in the admin block.
Class 10 will collect this on a rota.

NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES:
Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, telephone directories, yellow pages, and brochures:
To be put in the containers outside the staff room and library.

PLASTIC BOTTLES
Any plastic bottles up to 5 litters with the symbols PET1 or HDPE2:
Rinse out and remove lids.
There will be labelled containers outside the staff room, library, classes 1 and 2 and in the main theatre corridor.

TONER CARTRIGES AND PRINTER INK
Toner Cartridges are collected in a box outside Ann’s office in the admin block.
(We cannot accept ‘Epson’ brand cartridges.)

KITCHEN
Inside the kitchen are two cardboard containers for the disposal of plastic and tins.
All items should be washed before placed in the labelled container.
Once full, the liner should be removed and placed in the appropriate euro bin (wheelie bin) found in the rear of the kitchen.
Other general waste can be placed in a black bin liner and disposed of in a usual way.
Later in a term, we are hoping, with the help of our gardening teacher Richard Price, to have “bokashi” - a green composting system.

F&R Cawley Ltd supply the school with the following euro carts (wheelie bins):

Glass; all glass, all colours.
Cardboard x 2 – All cardboard must be flattened.
General waste x 2 – General waste that cannot be recycled can be put into black bin liners in a usual way.
Recyclable materials: This is the largest drop front euro cart (wheelie bin) to store the following recyclable materials.
Paper – Paper collected in clear recyclable bin liners are placed in this bin.
Tins – Tins collected in clear recyclable bin liners are placed in this bin.
Plastic bottles – Plastic bottles collected in clear recyclable bin liners are placed in this bin.
Fluorescent tubes/light bulbs – Discard all light bulbs and fluorescent tubes preferably in the package in this euro cart (wheelie bin).

Contacts:
For the collection rota: Mr.Alkema (class 10)
Any other inquiries and feedback:
Sharon Gardner 01923 270 098
Eli Wakamatsu 01923 268 119