Environment News

ECO-WEEK EVENT 4: ECO SHOP COMING TO KNOX
Published: Wed 6 Mar 2019

The Eco-Committee is extremely excited to announce that we're bringing an ECO-SHOP to Knox Academy for Eco-Week! Lil is an online/mobile shop that specializes in products aimed at helping people reduce their impact on the environment... in other words, Low Impact Living. Lil champions a lifestyle that is kind to the environment through natural, ethical, and low waste products.

Lil will be selling their eco-friendly products at Knox on Tuesday 12 March in the social area at lunch time. They will also be with us during S2 Parents Night on Tuesday evening from 5pm to 7pm. Lil will be selling a variety of items including shampoo bars, soap bars, reusable straws, lunch boxes, deodorants, lip balms, and more! You can look at Lil's products on their website here, just bear in mind that they won't be bringing in their pantry items (e.g. loose food) or liquid refills. Lil conveniently accepts cash, card, and applepay. So moral of the story: come explore what sustainable products Lil is bringing in and perhaps buy some to try out!

ECO-WEEK EVENT 3: PLASTIC-FREE BEAUTY TUTORIAL
Published: Tue 5 Mar 2019

If you're interested in reducing the amount of plastic you use in your daily routine, but you're not quite sure how, then the Knox Eco-Committee's Plastic-Free Beauty Tutorial is just the thing for you! We'll be bringing in a wide range of plastic-free products to show you how we use them and to inspire you to make some eco-friendly swaps! We'll be talking about plastic-free toothpaste, shampoos, moisturizers, deodorants, lip balms, make up remover, and much more! The workshop will take place at 1:20pm in Miss Laudi's room at lunch time on Monday 11 March. We encourage all interested students and staff to come along with your lunch and a pal!

ECO-WEEK EVENT 2: FILM CLUB SCREENING OF WALL•E
Published: Mon 4 Mar 2019

For Eco-Week, the Knox Eco-Committee and Film Club are collaborating to put on a screening of the animated Pixar film WALL-E.  The film follows a "waste allocation" robot who is alone on Earth because it has been abandoned by humans due to the sheer volume of rubbish and waste left behind. Unexpectedly, WALL-E embarks on a space adventure that just may save the future of humankind. Intrigued? You can watch the trailer here. If you would like to watch the film next week in the library during Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday lunch times, please collect a form from Mrs. Gourley. 

ECO-WEEK EVENT 1: BUY A BAMBOO TOOTH BRUSH
Published: Sun 3 Mar 2019

ECO-WEEK - Knox Academy's annual week dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues and encouraging the school community to embrace more sustainable practices - is NEXT WEEK! Yes, March 11-15 is Eco-Week and the Eco-Committee has planned SO MANY events for Knox students and staff! Keep an eye out on the bulletin and our twitter account for all the news! Here's our first event...

Our first event is bamboo tooth brush sales! After conducting an online survey with registration classes, the Eco-Committee found that students and staff were interested in buying eco-friendly toothbrushes. We'll be selling bamboo toothbrushes in the social area during lunch times on Wednesday 13 March and Thursday 14 March. And here's the best part - they're ONLY £2 each! That's an absolute steal for a toothbrush that uses no plastic whatsoever! You won't find that low price for a bamboo toothbrush anywhere else! The bamboo is pure and vegan, grown without fertilizers or pesticides, the bamboo is compostable, 100% biodegradable, and the bristles are made of BPA Free biodegradable nylon. These really are the most eco-friendly option for your teeth! We have a limited amount of tooth brushes with 3 types of bristles: soft, medium, and firm. If you'd like to pre-order your bamboo toothbrush to ensure that you get your preferred bristle type, please bring £2 to Miss Laudi this week and let her know which type you'd like. You can then collect your fancy new bamboo toothbrush during Eco-Week! Alternatively, buy your toothbrush during Eco-Week and if you'd like to buy some for your family and friends, we encourage that too!

ECO-TIP 17: DON'T WASTE FOOD
Published: Thu 21 Feb 2019

Food waste is a problem! When you buy or cook food only to throw some of it away, this impacts our environment in many ways:

  1. Food waste generates greenhouse gasses. In landfills, food is broken down by bacteria that produce methane, a gas which is contributing to the warming of our climate. Also, preventing food waste means we can conserve limited landfill space.
  2. It's estimated that about 18 million tonnes of food goes to landfill ANNUALLY in the UK. That's wasted money that people are spending! The key is to only buy as much as you need. By being smarter with food purchases and by eating everything, a family of four could save as much as £70 each month.
  3. Food requires a lot of resources to grow and transport. Many of the fruits and vegetables that we have here in the UK are not even grown here and they are imported from other countries. This means that we're consuming fuel in trucks and planes to transport food, but it all goes to waste if we're not actually eating the food. Plus, growing crops requires a lot of resources like energy and water too, which gets wasted along with the food if it's not eaten.
  4. Thousands of people around the world don't have enough food to eat on a daily basis. We should be preserving the food that we are so lucky to have!

Moral of the story: don't waste food!

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