ECO SEACOLE



Why Seacole House are supporting OSA in gaining Eco-School Status?
ECO-Schools is an international awards programme that guides schools on their journey to become cleaner and greener (Green is something Seacole House are certainly very proud of!) environments. They provide a framework that helps embed the principles of respecting the environment into the heart of school life.  
The benefits of joining Eco-Schools include:
  • Saving money
  • Regcognition and publicity
  • School improvements in apprearance & safety
Our school has done and continues to do so much for us. They have helped us grow into the people we are today. In fact you spend at least 7 hours every day here - it's like a home from home and should be treated with the same respect!
So, Why not give it something back? Please help us in our campaign to raise awareness about littering.

PUT A STOP TO LITTERING ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Chewing Gum Facts

Blobs of gum on the street can make an area look 
dirty,
even when it’s clean.

    On average, a piece of chewing gum costs about 3 pence, but the cost of removal is about 10 pence per piece.

Chewing gum takes up to 5 years to biodegrade.

    In 2008, Oxford city council spent £26,000 removing chewing gum from Cornmarket Street alone (all that money comes from the taxes you pay)

So, whenever you chew gum, make sure to put it in a bin.
If there's no bin available, then wrap it in a piece of paper and dispose of when you find one.


Litter Facts

The broadly accepted description of litter is ‘waste in the wrong place caused by human agency'.


The most commonly-found litter is cigarette ends, followed by sweet and food wrappers.
Litter is expensive – nationally it costs around £370 million a year to remove litter from our streets, waterways and open spaces.
The most common reasons for littering are "too lazy" (24%), "no ashtray" (23%) and "no bin" (21%)

Students are more likely to litter than other people.
Any type of litter takes a long time to disappear naturally, so whatever the material the right thing to do is not to drop it in the  first place.
Degradability depends on climate and circumstances, but under unfavorable conditions estimated time spans can be as long as:

 Plastic bottles - indefinitely
 Aluminum cans 80–100 years
 Tin cans 50 years
 Glass indefinitely
 Plastic bags 10–20 years
 Cigarette butts up to 2 years
 Orange peel/banana skins up to 2 years








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