 I
wonder if the pupils think this is the best use for school dinners? |
| Ian
Coe |
Despite
the obvious benefits of recycling, in the UK we still recycle very
little of our waste.
A Lydney
school is looking to change all that by learning from the Indian
way of doing things.
Innovative
solutions
Surprising
as it may seem, India recycles a much higher proportion of its waste
than we do. Simple and innovative solutions such as writing on the
back of old exercise paper, and making compost from kitchen leftovers
are very common in Indian schools.
It's
schemes like these that a group from Whitecross School will learn
about during their second visit to Kamla High School in Mumbai,
from 9th to 18th February 2005.
Confident
 |
| Pupils
will soon be crushing their own cans |
Whitecross
staff are confident that they can apply the same ideas back home
in Gloucestershire.
Plans
are being made for a new school garden, which will benefit from
the kitchen compost. I wonder if the pupils think this is the best
use for school dinners!
Metal
recycling
The
travelling party will also look at metal recycling in Indian factories
to help reduce wastage at a factory back in Lydney. Pupils will
then start work on their own can crusher.
Indian
pupils will also be given the chance to swap life in one of the
world's most crowded cities for the green and tranquil Forest of
Dean when they make their return visit next May.
Various
fund-raising events are taking place over the coming months to finance
the visit.
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by Ian Coe
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Mumbai - can the Lydney school learn from abroad?
Have
you ever thought about how much we throw away? A Gloucestershire school
will soon be getting recycling tips from abroad. 
