Discuss

What would our definition of litter include?

• Non-biodegradable items, e.g. cans and crisp packets?
• Biodegradable items, e.g. apple cores and banana skins?

Conduct a survey

Where in the school environment is litter a problem?

• Are there any similarities between problem areas, e.g. near sources of food, near exits, where there are no litter bins?
• Are there any areas where there isn't a problem? Can we identify why this might be?

Find out

What we can do to make a difference?

• What are farm assurance schemes? Do they all offer the same benefits to animal welfare?
• What changes are possible? Talk to the school meals provider, the school management team and the Food Technology co-ordinator.
• How much do recycling bins cost and where is the most effective place to put these?

Take action

Make our ideas happen

• How will we organise this?
• Who do we need to consult before implementing our ideas?
• Do we need to seek permission for some of our ideas?
• How will we know whether our ideas have been successful?

Review

How successful were we at making a difference to the problems?

• What worked well?
• What would we do differently?
• Is there anything else we need to do?
• Do we need to repeat what we have done again, e.g. every six months?

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