A new recycling drive at school is proving a huge success.

We have recently joined up with We Love Recycling, to ensure that all our glass, plastic, paper and metal bi-products are recycled properly.

A recycling station has been set up at school to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill.

It is one of a number of new initiatives being led by Sustainability Coordinator Jon Rees, aimed at helping us to lead more balanced, sustainable lives.

We have just received a breakdown of our patterns from the company, which show that we have recycled 800kg of paper since the summer.

Paper is overwhelmingly our largest recyclable material as a school. One reason for this is that our school resources are in the process of moving more towards online digital textbooks and resources.

By itemising what we send, we can be more explicitly aware of our patterns of consumption, and how to reduce, and reuse, and then hopefully lower the volume of what we then recycle.

At ICHK, we want students to have the energy and motivation to explore the world around them and to be aware of the lifestyle changes they might make to impact the planet more positively. Every little bit helps and concrete action also prompts conceptual change.