The UK lags behind other European countries when it comes to burying waste in the ground. Here, 45 per cent of waste was recycled in 2014 and half sent to landfill. World-leader Sweden recycles 47 per cent of its waste and just 1 per cent goes into landfill – the rest generates energy.
You can research how effective your local authority is at recycling – figures are published each year. Share this information with the children (there are great opportunities for mathematical development here) and, as a project, write to the council or launch a poster campaign aimed at improving their record. Every setting should also have recycling bins as standard, for everything from paper to glass to ink cartridges.
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