Recycling at school

Nottinghamshire Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC) is a waste education programme provided free of charge to primary, secondary and special needs schools throughout Nottinghamshire.

The project is delivered by Nottinghamshire County Council and its principal aims are to:

• Increase awareness of waste and its management among school staff and pupils.
• Encourage and support schools to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
• Transfer the knowledge gained by pupils and staff from working on waste at school to achieve increasingly sustainable waste management in the home.

All SWAC work is linked to the National Curriculum, as well as to the Healthy Schools programme and Education for Sustainable Development.

Nottinghamshire SWAC is fully supported by Veolia Environmental Services, Nottinghamshire County Council and the area's seven district and borough councils .

For more information about SWAC please visit www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/environment/recycling/wasteschemes/swac.htm.

If your school is interested in getting involved with SWAC please contact one of the SWAC Education Officers by e-mail at swac@nottscc.gov.uk or by telephone on 0115 977 2467 or 0115 977 4936.