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Kids are turning a problem into a solution
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Posted: Jan 14, 2008
Pupils from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Hunslet have found a great way to turn their school's old food waste into something useful, by launching a new composting scheme with help from the 'Sort-It' recycling project.
All young primary school children are given free fruit and vegetables as part of the national '5 a day' scheme to encourage healthy eating. But many of the old apple cores and banana skins end up in landfill sites where they can produce methane, a gas that contributes to global warming.
The Year 5 class at St Joseph's decided to turn this problem into a solution by collecting all of the food waste form their school, mixing it with some shredded waste paper and then composting it. The compost will be used to help children learn about how plants grow, and can even be used to grow more fruit and vegetables!
Practical support and advice for the scheme has been provided by the Sort-It project, funded by Leeds City Council and delivered by BTCV and Groundwork Leeds. "By supporting Leeds schools in setting up compost schemes, we are showing pupils that there are some really easy and fun ways for them to help the environment", said BTCV Sort-It Project Officer Chris Ensor.
The Year 5 class at St Joseph's decided to turn this problem into a solution by collecting all of the food waste form their school, mixing it with some shredded waste paper and then composting it. The compost will be used to help children learn about how plants grow, and can even be used to grow more fruit and vegetables!
Practical support and advice for the scheme has been provided by the Sort-It project, funded by Leeds City Council and delivered by BTCV and Groundwork Leeds. "By supporting Leeds schools in setting up compost schemes, we are showing pupils that there are some really easy and fun ways for them to help the environment", said BTCV Sort-It Project Officer Chris Ensor.
