First: forgive the pun which I couldn’t resist, having grown up in Scotland.
In the last academic year, 2012-13, a total of 5.5 tonnes of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) was collected across the 30 schools that host a WEEE bank which is an average of 184.3kg per school. The total for our school was 195kg – it’s great to be above the average, despite being a small school.
Without WEEE banks, it’s likely that the items would have been disposed of in landfill and all the various metals, plastic etc from which they are made would have been lost and not recycled. So it’s excellent news for the environment and a great achievement by schools. Thank you all for your support with this.
In this period after the summer holidays it’s likely that you and your friends and families will have extra bits of WEEE to dispose of as games consoles, phones, computers etc are upgraded, and broken toys and electrical items discarded. £500, £300 and £200 cash rewards are available again (but just for this term) for schools that collect the most WEEE.
The WEEE banks will be emptied just before the end of term.
Some more data… In 2012-13, the highest performing school collected 567 kg and the lowest performing school collected 39kg. The average was 184.3kg. At Moortown Primary, the following amounts were collected in 2012-13:
- Autumn Term 2012: 40kg
- Spring Term 2013: 95kg
- Summer Term 2013: 60kg
- Total: 195kg