Recycling Ink Cartridges

Have you got any Inkjet Cartridges?

Help us to raise money for our school.


We will receive cash for each ink cartridge you collect

(We accept all brands, makes and models except Epson & Brother ink cartridges and Toners)


Please collect as many cartridges as possible from neighbours, co-workers and family send the cartridges into the school and place them in the recycling box outside Class 5.

Thanks for supporting us.

Ist Meeting

Thank you to all Eco committee members for making our first meeting so interesting. We decided on a new Eco-code for the school, which was an extremely difficult decision as the entries were of such a high standard. We also discussed targets for the term which will be displayed shortly on our Eco Notice Board.

We are looking forward to being visited by Matthew Bunt, Keep Wales Tidy coordinator for the area. He will be meeting with the Eco-committee and Mrs Howells to discuss new ideas for the forthcoming year.

We hope you will continue to support us over the next year in making Ffynnon Taf a greener and healthier place.

New Eco Council

Here is a picture of the brand new Eco Committee. All the members are very excited about the year ahead, particularly our Year 6 eco representive who said, "I am very excited to be part of the eco commitee because we will be helping the teachers and pupils make the school a greener place."

Rag Bag Recycling Campaign

After our initial launch in the summer term, there is now a permanent Ragbag Recycling Bank within the school (in the hall) which you can use at any time throughout the year. The “Rag Bag” School Recycling Scheme has been developed to:

• Raise awareness about Textile Recycling in the UK

• Increase recycling rates, helping the environment and helping Local Authorities to meet challenging recycling targets

• RAISE SCHOOL FUNDS
So if you are having a sort out why not drop your old clothes, shoes, bags etc into the recycling bank as you bring or collect your child/ren from school

Thanks for supporting us in trying to make our school and community more ECO-friendly!

A Home Energy Monitoring Calculator

We are planning to start monitoring our use of energy (gas and electricity)within the school to see if all our tremendous efforts are having an impact in reducing our carbon footprint. Why not use the same tool? Log on to http://www.imeasure.org.uk and use the online Home Energy Monitoring Calculator
A simple & fun way to help you:
★ Cut energy
★ Save money
★ Protect the environment
Track your energy use and compete with others for the lowest carbon footprint!
All that is needed is to regularly enter your gas and electricity meter readings.

ECO Green Flag Renewal

On Tuesday June 8th we are being assessed to see if we can keep our Eco-Flag Status. Over the last two years since we have obtained the Eco flag status we have been involved in a variety of projects some of which include:
*Becoming a Fair trade School
*Participating in Keep Wales Healthy Week
*Recycling phones, Yellow Pages, jewellery, ink cartridges, fruit remains, paper etc
*Collecting plastic bottles to build our very own plastic green house (pictures of this development will be posted at a later date)
*Designing and using a school blog to reduce paper work
*Completing Energy audits
*Classroom lessons covering Global Warming, Fossil Fuels, Saving Energy
*Participating in the Healthy Schools Scheme.
We will keep you updated on the results of the assessment.