The recycling centre


	Waste free lunch Challenge Page!

At Broad Oak Nature Reserve we try to have as little impact on our as possible. We want to encourage all our visitors to 'live lightly'. This includes reusing and recycling our .

We are challenging you to bring a packed lunch with as little waste as possible, when you visit us at the centre. After you have eaten your lunch we will be sorting and weighing the waste materials from your lunch boxes, so that you can compare your results with other schools!

Here are some ideas to help you create a "Waste free lunch."

Bring lunch boxes or bags that can be reused.
Use foil (which can be recycled) instead of clingfilm.
Use a flask or a reusable bottle instead of throw-away drinks containers.

You will be asked to sort your waste into...

	Compost (e.g. fruit and vegetable waste) Placed in the compost bins and wormery.
	Bread and biscuit leftovers Fed to the birds on the bird table.
	Plastic Recycled through the Canterbury collection scheme.
	Metal (e.g. aluminium foil, tins) Recycled through the Canterbury collection scheme.
	Paper and cardboard Recycled through the Canterbury collection scheme.
	Rubbish Taken to the landfill site. (Hopefully this will be as little as possible.)

Once you have taken part in this activity you can compare your results with other schools.

How much waste did your school send to the landfill site?
School and Year Group	Date of visit	Grams of rubbish going to landfill per student
Sheldwich Primary Yr 4	13/03/03	18.8
Charlton CEP Yrs 2 & 3	26/03/03	12.8
Holy Trinity Yr 6	31/03/03	11
St. Mary's Deal Yr 2	3/04/03	18.7
St. Michael's Primary Yr 5	4/04/03	8.8
Minterne Juniors Yr 4	7/04/03	11.9
Minterne Juniors Yr 4	9/04/03	13.9
Aylesford Primary Yr 2	10/04/03	11
Sellindge Primary Reception	2/05/03	5.9
St Peter's Yr 4 & 5	14/05/03	6
St Stephen's Infants Yr 2	17/06/03	20

Click here to download a Microsoft Excell file containing this data.

	Waste free lunch Challenge Page!