The Challenge
To reduce the material that a class sends to landfill each day to one mini wheelie bin (300ml) or less! It can be done (and has). It may be one class at your site or several. 

The Challenge can be run at anytime throughout the year, so register your class today!
Tips to send Less to Landfill                                        
  • Consider sending food and drink packaging home. ALL food and drink packaging that comes from home could be sent back home; in fact several sites currently do this. Food and Drink packaging makes up a quarter of the volume of school bins. Some schools now have no bins!
  • Do you have a regular waste-less or Nude Food day? Set up a day each week to encourage food without  packaging. Run it all year round, just like the Less to Landfill challenge!
  • Paper towel and paper lunch bags may be composted in a composting system or in a council or commercial collection.                                             
  • Did you know empty glue sticks can be recycled inside of a plastic milk bottle? Use up the glue first! Other bottle lids and caps can also be recycled in this way. Wait until the milk bottle is full of lids before putting it into the recycling bin.
  • The Yoghurt Challenge
    In recent years the variety of single-serve packaged dairy products for younger consumers has increased dramatically. Consider options for reducing this packaging, while providing other benefits to your site. 
    Early Years yoghurt options
Be inspired by what schools doing the Challenge have achieved so far! Many classes participating in the Challenge provided feedback on their learning, and behavioural and cultural changes with the students and staff during, and after, the Challenge. You can read their experiences here. 

Prospect North Primary Schools excellent source separation system.

7.8.13 Kingston on Murray sets the bar high in Week 1 of the Challenge!


School resource examples

Most of these are samples from schools, thank you to Debbie Taylor, Littlehampton PS who received a 2012 Primary Maths commendation for some great work, Sam- Mulga Street PS,
Jane- Cleve AS, Lyn- Highbury PS,  St Anthony's Millicent and Southern Montessori School for great ideas to inspire others: 

Class or School sample newsletter/info letter
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FAQ s and Answers from classes taking on the Challenge

Waste less Wednesdays: sample info from a school

Recess Maths:  Yr 6/7 class

Primary Maths Challenge report 
WOW lunchbox stickers are great for classes doing the challenge and looking to bring Nude Food to reduce their packaging at school.

Challenge resources  
 
Less to Landfill Resource Pack materials 
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WOW Sample letter for Parents re: Waste less or Nude Food days

School Sample letter for Parents re: Waste less or Nude Food Days

Powerpoint with Notes for use with staff, students, parents