3KP's War on Plastic
During Citizenship, the boys were introduced to a current global issue, the 'War on Plastic'. They already knew a lot about this subject, and didn't hold back when giving their opinion! They discussed the use of plastic and its impact on our environment, and thought about how we could reduce the amount we use and throw away.
They were so interested in this topic that they wanted to investigate it further as a PiXL Edge activity. They carried out research on the internet and some came up with questions for a survey to ask members of the public.
Over the last couple of weeks, the boys have enjoyed two outings to reinforce the work done in the classroom. Our first was litter-picking on the beach, which among the things we found, were plastic twine, polystyrene, plastic bottles and bags. They have brought this rubbish back to school and will be using it to create a sculpture in Art!
This week, we visited Alton MRF to learn how our dry-mixed recyclables are separated. We were shocked to see the sheer volume of materials this facility recycled (it can handle up to 150,000 tonnes of recyclables a year) and to learn where the recycling was then shipped to, including China and Germany.
