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Ashcroft Academy

After the first year a repeat waste audit showed a massive reduction of 70%, a fantastic achievement from such a large establishment.

Ashcroft Academy (formerly ADT College), Wandsworth

Ashcroft Academy in the London Borough of Wandsworth, joined the Recycle Western Riverside school programme in 2003 and, after carrying out an initial waste audit, a large proportion of its waste was found to be paper, card and plastic bottles.

The college has worked tirelessly to implement and sustain a recycling scheme in the classrooms, offices and canteen. After the first year a repeat waste audit showed a massive reduction of 70%, a fantastic achievement from such a large establishment.

Setting up the recycling scheme is often the easy part, keeping the momentum going is the real challenge. Dedicated staff and pupils leading the way make a real difference. Ashcroft’s Environment Group has been instrumental in keeping the scheme running and the college won a Western Riverside Recycling Award.

On average, each person in the UK, throws away seven times their body weight (about 500kg) in rubbish every year.