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Waste and Transport
Achievements to date
- The Estates team are working with our waste management partners, Grundon, on a new recycling system. This has been rolled out to all Boarding Houses.
- All departments who have a high printing volume have been identified and have been challenged to reduce their amount of printing by 50% year on year.
- Any furniture that is replaced will now be reused, rehomed or recycled. Nothing is sent to landfill.
- All events now use QR codes for programmes and information to reduce the amount of printing.
- A partnership has been created with Golden Boy Coaches to ensure minimum pollution and to work together on moving forward as quickly as possible to zero-carbon.
- A Bike to Work scheme has been launched.
- Ban on single-use plastics.
- All the old uniforms have been given to charity for re-use.
- A visit to Grundon waste processing facility for pupils and staff allowed is planned for pupils to follow the mini´«Ã½ waste journey.
- Ban on water in single-use plastic bottles.
Actions planned
- School-wide 50% reduction of printing September 2023 to September 2024.
- Build a minibus fleet of electric vehicles by 2030.
- Ban on non-biodegradable wipes.
- An Electric Car scheme for staff will be introduced.
- Food waste reduction will be an important priority for the coming years.