Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is an international award programme operating in 53 countries, overseen in England by the charity Keep Britain Tidy. The scheme guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life whether nursery, primary, secondary or special school. For a guide to the Eco-Schools framework please see the Eco-Schools website.
Schools receive awards for reducing their environmental impact in the following nine areas:
- Energy
- Waste minimisation
- Water
- Litter
- Global perspectives
- Healthy living
- School grounds
- Biodiversity
- Transport
- Marine
If you have any queries please contact us on 01432 383449 or email eco-schools@herefordshire.gov.uk