FINSTALL CENTRE Working towards the Eco Centre Award Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010

Green Flag Award 2 Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010 Started in 2005 Staff were ready Keen to improve Key areas we focussed on

Regular items we recycle are: Printer cartridges Paper Cardboard Fluorescent tubes CDs/DVD, bottle tops, wine corks (from home) Stationery items comb and slide binders pens and pencils ring binders, folders, lever arch, plastic wallets A5 envelopes Stamps Food waste Tea bags and coffee grounds Polystyrene trays, tins, jars, kitchen plastics 3 Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010

Stacking trays in a convenient place makes it easy for staff to store and re- use recyclable items.

These green bins store some recyclable items from home.

6 We had a tidy up and found that we had a surplus of binders. We are offering these free to schools. Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010

Our information touch screen includes information on our eco progress. As you can see we have made good use of every little nook and cranny.

Our display boards show a variety of interesting eco information – we keep changing the information to act as constant reminders to staff and visitors.

Energy data was taken from West Mercia’s energy website. Graphs were created to show comparisons dating back to

Encourage staff to improve their environmental management at home. Recycling and things that work well

We have an eco notice board that displays: Environmental Review Eco Action Plan Our Eco Policy Eco Minutes Recycling and things that work well

We now telephone messages to colleagues rather than write on a message pad.

13 We serve FairTrade products We buy from local suppliers Water cooler is plumbed into the mains water supply We plan to have our own herb garden soon NEW! Coffee stations and equipment are shut down and switched off at the end of training NEW! Our aim is to switch off the catering refrigerator during school holidays Good practice in the kitchen/refreshment area Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010

Money raised goes to a charity.

15 We hung sunflower heads in the rear car park to feed the birds during the winter. Outdoor environment that worked well We had a sunflower competition to involve the family / home

16 Fundraising events were: Book Loan Raffles Jeans for Genes Day FairTrade coffee mornings St George’s, St David’s, St Andrew’s and St Patrick’s Day coffee mornings Cake stall days Children in Need week Christmas card donations instead of sending cards Since 2006 we have raised £ from all sorts of fund raising events. We have donated to: Breast Cancer Care ActionAid coffee break Jeans for Genes Appeal Cancer Research UK Children in Need Macmillan Cancer Support Poppy Appeal

17Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010 Summary We are serious about saving energy and CO2 emissions We have targets to meet We recycle or reuse as much as we can We have new systems / new ways of doing things Share information and ideas Get others involved Posters, notices, newsletters, displays work really well

Sharing information and ideas Any questions? We will be happy to pass on any information or examples of newsletters/posters etc to anyone who is interested. Please Barbara Hedges Or You can download from the Finstall Centre’s webpage on the Edulink website 18 Sustainability Champions Conference – 26 th November 2010