Orlagh St. Pius X College Eco School Renewal Presentation Thursday 20th June 2013

Gary

What is Eco-schools? Jamie Eco-schools is a program that helps to educate children in schools about how they can help their school and benefit the environment. We enjoy taking part in Eco-schools as we are given the opportunity to: Participate in various projects on waste, recycling, litter, energy and biodiversity. Talk to our friends in assemblies. Update the college website/send photos to local papers. Michael McIvor

What does our Eco-team do? Jamie What does our Eco-team do? Our Eco-team: Empties the blue bins in the class rooms during PSHE. We do litter picks around the school. We collect and recycle old ink cartridges, mobile phones and textiles. We help environmental charities, such as Camara to send computers to Africa.

REMEMBER , REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE         Switch it OFF REMEMBER , REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE Our Eco Code Liam Aidan

Eco Notice Board Enda It is located on the Home Economics / Geography corridor

Recycling: Recycool Lucy We packed the mobile phones – 28 in total and 14 ink cartridges and arranged a courier for collection.

Reprographics Lucy Amber and Ryan informed Miss Carey about the advantages of printing doubled sided.

Recycling paper – blue bins Laura Recycling paper – blue bins Recycling costs less - up to 80% of normal waste disposal costs. Recycling one tonne of paper saves 17 trees. In one tonne there is 1000 kilograms = 1176 litres. That means for every 69 litres of paper recycled - one tree is saved. Every week the Eco-team empties 54 blue bins. Each bin contains 50 litres. (54 bins x 50 litres = 2700 litres). This means 39 trees are saved every week. (2700 litres / 69 litres = 39 trees saved)

Recyco Waste – Black bins Odhran Recyco Waste – Black bins We met with Mr McGirr from Recyco Waste. The College signed an agreement which means all black bin rubbish is now recycled. By the end of next year it is hoped 100% of all waste will be converted to Refuse Derived Fuel which will be used as a substitute for fossil fuel in power stations. Waste will no longer be dumped in landfill sites.

Litter: Spring Clean Odhran This year we collected 40 rubbish bags. We collected litter all over the College. We worked in pairs, wore rubber gloves and used special equipment.

Odhran Look how full the van is with our waste.

Energy Monitors Aidan We used ICT to produce posters. These were laminated and cut out.

Power Down Day Aidan

A reduction in power usage Aidan

Electricity Meter Readings Aidan Mc Electricity Meter Readings Each week we use approximately 7,500 units of electricity. Our recent readings tell us that we are reducing the amount of electricity we use. Our electricity consumption is reducing.

Biodiversity Ciaran In January there was a STEM day in the College – Science Technology Engineering and Maths Day.

Ciaran Bird boxes We placed bird boxes in the conservation area to encourage native bird species. Gardening club.

Environmental Youth Speak Aoife Environmental Youth Speak Eimear won the environmental youth speak.

BT Website Competition Aoife BT Website Competition We have five winners in the Belfast Telegraph Young Web Designer of the Year Competition. The theme was endangered.

Eco Unesco Competition Samantha Eco Unesco Competition We have five winners in the Belfast Telegraph Young Web Designer of the Year Competition. The theme was endangered.

Impact & Microsoft Competition Maksim Impact & Microsoft Competition We have five winners in the Belfast Telegraph Young Web Designer of the Year Competition. The theme was endangered.

Impact NI Competition Maksim There was a conservation competition in the college – local primary schools took part. Mr McAuley was the guest judge. Holy Family was the overall winner.

Conservation Competition Dillon Conservation Competition There was a conservation competition in the college – local primary schools took part. Mr McAuley was the guest judge. Holy Family was the overall winner.

Dillon Mr Quinn was the literacy judge.

Dillon Mrs Ball, the Numeracy judge, enjoyed talking to Spires Integrated pupils.

Dillon Derrychrin pupils really enjoyed their day.