Reduce Single Use Plastic Bottles

The Green School team wanted to reduce recycling in school and protect the environment. They decided to survey all classes regarding the use of single use plastic bottles. This is the result of the survey on 24/01/'19.

Class	No. using Plastic Bottles	No. using re-usable bottles
Junior Infants Mrs O’Mahony	5	11
Junior Infants Mr. Maher	2	6
Senior Infants Mrs. Killigrew	1	17
Senior Infants Mrs. Beecher	8	13
First Class Ms O’Mahony	5	22
First Class Mr. Phelan	8	17
Total	29	86

 

Class	No. using Plastic Bottles	No. using re-usable bottles
Third Class Mrs Morrison	8	31
Fourth Class Mrs O’Mahony	7	21
Second Class Ms. Prendergast	1	26
Sixth Class Mr. Prendergast	8	17
Fourth/Fifth Mr. Prendergast	13	18
Fifth/Sixth   Mr. Smith	9	20
Total	46	133

Next, we created an information board highlighting the harm plastic can do to the environment, animals and life in the oceans.

All the teachers have supported the campaign to reduce the use of single use plastic bottles in school.
Here are some of the shocking facts we learned about plastic pollution:


Plastic bottles take almost 1000 years to decompose
Almost every piece of plastic ever made exists today!
Plastic is killing almost 1.1 million seabirds and animals each year
73% of beach litter is plastic
The average time that a plastic bag is used for is.......12 minutes!