Did you know that avoidable food and drink waste costs the average household in Scotland around £470 a year. When we throw away food that could be eaten, it rots in landfill and creates harmful greenhouse gases. All the energy, water and time that went into farming the food and transporting it – from farm to fork – will have been wasted too.
So, follow our three simple steps below to find out how you can reduce food waste, save money and help the environment!
Every year, thousands of people in Scotland joined millions around the world in a huge, symbolic show of support for action by switching off their lights to say no to C02 emissions causing global warming and climate change.
A couple of years ago Primary Schools in the Dunbar Ward played a big part in East Lothian having more people sign up to Earth Hour than anywhere else in Britain!!!
Earth Hour is a campaign involving people all over the world to show they care about our world and to say NO to C02 emissions!
Dunbar and East Linton Primary Schools have been awarded their Green Flag and their action plans include many things we can all do to reduce our C02 emissions related to our energy use, where we get our food from and how we travel around.
Our schools have taken lots of action to reduce our C02 emissions. Dunbar Primary School, East Linton Primary School and Stenton Primary School have all taken the Household Canny Challenge to reduce C02 emissions at home and our schools have Junior Climate Challenge Steering Groups.
Participating schools have received support and funding from Sustaining Dunbar’s Scottish Government funded projects to help reduce our C02 emissions at school and home such as:
For more information please contact: sue@sustaingdunbar.org
P7’s at Dunbar Primary School and P5’s at East Linton Primary School have been measuring their food waste at home and at school for a week. This week they are learning about practical ways we can reduce our food waste, save money and reduce C02 emissions.
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P7’s are learning about WWII food rationing and the Dig for Victory campaign while comparing the past with today’s fragile food system. They are also learning how to reduce co2 emissions related to food miles. This picture is of P7’s designing and planning their School Victory Garden which they will plant after the winter holidays. They are also planning ways to grow more food around where they live.
