ECO schools scheme.

This scheme is run by the Tidy Britain Group at The Pier, Wigan WN3 4EX.

It is a Europe wide environmental award scheme. It helps schools to take environmental lessons from the classroom and apply them to the day to day running of the school. ECO schools involves all members of the school community working together to improve the schools' environmental performance.

It can help schools:

• improve the school environment
• reduce fuel and water bills
• create links with schools in the UK and Europe
• reduce litter and waste
• increase environmental awareness
• gain business sponsorship
• involve the local community

It is a programme of seven elements:

• a committee of pupils, teachers and others
• a review of the schools' environmental performance
• an action plan
• monitoring progress
• curriculum work
• a publicity programme and a day of action
• an ECO code

They now have their own website at www.eco-schools.org.uk

Some other interesting ECO links

Eco-schools now have their own website at www.feee.org

http://www2.cat.org.uk/cat/

West Wales ECO centre http://www.ecocentre.org.uk/

Going for Green http://www.gfg.iclnet.co.uk/

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