Our Year 11 general Science in Practice students donned their gloves and grabbed their tongs to undertake an important waste audit as part of a WasteSorted incursion last week.
The students sorted the waste from bins into different categories to find out the most common waste types for our school. Early results show that a lot of students are throwing out unopened snacks, and that lunchboxes are generally containing high amounts of plastic packaging and wrapping including zip-lock bags and gladwrap.
The data will now be analysed by WasteSorted and suggestions provided to Aveley Secondary College on how to improve our waste management and become a more sustainable and environmentally friendly school. Suggestions already include buying bulk and bringing snacks in reusable containers – it is cheaper and reduces waste!
