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Green Schools

Green Schools Committee Visit Holmestown

The Green Schools Committee continue to lead the school as we work hard for our first Green Flag. We meet once a month at lunch time.

As part of our work, we visited Holmestown Household Recycling Centre in Wexford. We learned many interesting things and met some birds of prey. These birds are used to keep unwanted pests such as rats and pigeons away from the site.

Some things we learned:

Recycling just one plastic bottle can save the same amount of energy needed to power a 60 watt light bulb for 6 hours!

It takes about 25 recycled soft drink bottles to make one fleece jacket.

Wexford is one of the best counties at sorting recycling properly and avoiding contamination.

Why Recycle?
We all have to do our bit for the environment with the growing effect of Global Warming and the scarcity of landfills.

  • Recycling helps save resources
  • Recycling helps save energy
  • Recycling helps save landfill space
  • Recycling helps create jobs and save money
  • Recycling saves clean air and water

Thanks to Cliona Connolly, Environmental Officer at Wexford County Council and Wexford County Council for organising and sponsoring this trip.

More information about recycling can be found at the EPA website here

A list of items recycled in Holmestown can be found here and in Gorey Business Park here

Green Schools Week

We are all working really hard  for our first ever Green Schools Flag. We have a dedicated Green Schools Committee in our school. The committee is made up of Ms. Kenny, Mrs. Lawlor and two pupils from each class in the school. We meet once a month at big break.

We had our first Green Schools Week at the end of April (Monday 25th to Friday 29th). On Tuesday the 26th, Cliona Connolly from Wexford County Council came to talk to us about Litter and Waste. The talk was very informative. Cliona gave us great ideas about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. Jackie and Alan have noticed a big difference in the amount of rubbish in our bins already so keep up the good work everybody! Remember, the best class will get a prize!

We bought some new paper pickers, buckets and gloves to spring clean the school grounds. Some classes made a special effort to go out during Green Schools Week and with the fine weather other classes will get their chance to go out too. Here are boys from Mrs. Lawlor’s class doing their bit!

Friday the 29th was Wear Green Day. Everybody looked lovely and there was great excitement that day.