3. How can we manage all this
litter around the school?
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4.
5.
6. REDUCE
• Choose things with less packaging.
• If you can do without the package, then
don’t use it.
• Check if the boxes you buy food and other
things, are made from recyclable material.
• Make crafts out of things you are not going
to use any more Example: puppets from
old socks or baskets from cartons.
7.
8. REUSE
You can reuse almost anything!
• Reuse PAPERS from both sides. Everyone
needs a rough paper or a picture!
• Reuse CEREAL BOXES! Instead of a chart
we can use a cereal box during Crafts
30. You can turn off the lights when you
don’t need them!
31. Suggest that the grown ups who do the
shopping buy energy saving light bulbs.
32. Ask an adult to turn the heating down a
notch …
and set the clock so that it is on for less time.
33. Remind everyone to keep the doors and
windows shut when the heating is on, to
keep the warmth in.
34. You wear clothes to keep in your body heat.
Find out if your
home is
insulated to
keep the
warmth from
escaping
through the
roof.
35. Ask the people who put the kettle on to
fill it only with the amount of water that
is needed.
That way it will take less energy to bring it
to the boil.
36. Remind the people who do the cooking to
put lids on the saucepans to keep the heat
in while the food is cooking?
37. Switch off! Don’t leave it on standby!
If you can see a light
like this when the TV
is off, it is using almost
as much energy as if it
was on!
41. The Water Meter…
Reading a water meter is not as difficult
as you might think! All you have to do is to
note down the numbers you can see in the
small window on the top or bottom of the
meter.
42. Why do we need water?
1. To drink and to eat – a lot of food has
water in it.
2. To wash ourselves.
3. To cook
4. To flush toilets!
5. For plants – they also need water to drink
6. To clean our houses.
These are a few of our everyday chores!!!
48. Did you know?
• To flush the toilet with a
water hippo you use 7 litres.
49. Water Hippos
We have water hippos in our school. We
use them so the toilets use less water
to flush and so we are saving water.
50. How to save water…
No cost
• Report leaks and drips
• Turn off taps fully - no drips!
• Put the plug in the wash basin
• Get showered quickly
• Only run water as much as you need
• Use a bowl in a large sink
51. How to save water…
Low Cost
• Fix leaking taps
• Fit Water Hippos in toilet cisterns
• Investigate leaks
• Fit plugs in wash basins
• Buy a water tank to use rain water
52. How to save water…
High Cost
• Fit push taps
• Fit flow restrictors in pipes - slow the
flow!
• Fit efficient automatic flush controls on
urinals
• Replace old inefficient fittings with
modern water-efficient ones
53. What did our Eco school do?
1. Read the water meter every week to
check how much water we are
using/wasting.
2. Put water hippos in each toilet.
3. Talked with the head of school about
buying a water tank to collect rain water.
4. Checked for leaks so we can report them.
5. Monitor for open taps.
6. Write about and draw posters about
water
54. What can you do to help us?
Remember to close the taps after washing
your hands.
Keep the toilets clean. Flush when
necessary and don’t throw things in the
toilets.
Report any leaks and get a handyman to
repair them.
Respect and keep the environment clean!
55. REMEMBER!
• WE NEED YOUR HELP.
• WITHOUT YOU WE CANNOT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
• REMEMBER: TOGETHER WE WILL
CHANGE TO THE BETTER!
