On this page: What can we recycle at home and school?- a printable poster / sticker Recycling posters from Recycle Now Litter posters and resources Composting resources Furniture and equipment reuse poster Environmental awareness dates Website links- recycling and environment Learning from other schools

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Many of the posters on this page are provided by Recycle Now. To find out about terms of use, please click here to view their website. Recycle Now suggest that the posters are printed to A3.

The Recycle Now posters on this page can also be found on the Recycle Now Schools webpage, along with more designs.

The Recycle Now website includes many more useful resources for schools on recycling and composting.

What can we recycle at home and at school?

Recycle Now posters- Why Recycle?

(Please click on the small pictures to download the posters)

	Please click here for more posters from Recycle Now.

Recycle Now posters- Primary and Secondary School general reminder posters for recycling in school

Please click here for more Primary School posters on the Recycle Now website.	Please click here for more Secondary School posters.

Recycle Now posters- materials

The posters below and more like them can also be found on the Recycle Now schools page.

Please note that some of the designs that you may use from the Recycle Now website may not show accurate information for what can be recycled in your particular school recycling scheme and will need to be adapted to show the correct materials. Materials that can be collected for recycling varies nationally and even within the North East of England.

The posters below have been selected as the ones that are most likely to be useful for your school.

Please click here to see more designs on the Recycle Now website (please remember that many will need to be adapted)

Glass recycling loop poster from British Glass

Resources from Keep Britain Tidy and the Marine Conservation Society

Compost posters and resources from Recycle Now

Please click on the picture you are interested in to download the poster, booklet, or information sheet.

Composting guidance for schools	A booklet for householders and schools	Buying a compost bin

Waste Action Reuse Portal

(Furniture and equipment reuse in schools and offices)

National and international waste and

environmental awareness dates

Websites on waste/recycling and other environmental topics

Waste and recycling:

• New scrap store at the Rising Sun Country Park

Please click on the link above to find out about the new House of Objects scrap store and creative recycling centre at the Rising Sun Country Park,  including directions and joining information.

• Link to SITA UK website
• The British Glass Website          
• The aluminium packaging recycling organisation     
• The steel can recycling information bureau         
• Link to the Recycle Now website
• Link to Love Food Hate Waste website
• Recycle now partners- School recycling campaigns

Links to litter campaigns:

• Keep Brtiain Tidy
• Litter campaigns page for more links

Links for school environmental/community projects:

• Eco-Schools 
• The Blue Marble-Transforming the Ecology of Education    
• Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEED)
• NE Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Schools
• Every Child Matters
• Healthy Schools
• One World Network North East

Climate Change websites

• Carbon Detectives homepage
• Climate Week 4 -10th March 2013

Energy:

• The Energy Saving Trust

Walking to school:

• Northumberland County Council road safety information- cycling and walking
• Walk to School
• Living Streets- Walk to School
• Link to information for parents on walking to school from Direct Gov
• Think road safety from Direct Gov

Saving water:

• The Water School 
• Northumbrian Water          

Outdoor education:

• Learning through landscapes 
• Growing schools        
• Garden Organic for Schools 
• Learning outside the classroom
• Farms for Schools          
• Northumberland Wildlife Trust
• Wildlife Watch provided by the Wildlife Trust's
• The Woodland Trust
• Woodland Trust nature detectives 
• Northumberland National Parks
• Forest Stewardship Council  
• Forest Schools and Beach Schools

Coastal/Marine links:

• Marine Conservation Society UK 
• Marine conservation society- Don’t let go flier 
• Northumberland Coast AONB

Eco-friendly/recycled materials and swap shops:

• Try our Green Purchasing page for Schools

Learning from other schools and community groups

• Love Northumberland Awards- Click here to view 2011 and 2012 projects.
• Click here to see Belford Middle School's media clips on recycling and composting.
• Click here for case studies from Eco-Schools
• Click here to take a look at the waste education picture library.
• Recycling Green Points Challenge- A challenge between Northumberland schools