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Litter is the only core topic in the Eco-Schools programme, and must be one of the three Topics covered in order to achieve Green Flag Award status.

Eco-Schools At Home Activities

Litter Survey Activity

Discover what types of litter are causing a problem in your community.

Litter Analysis Activity

An activity to convert data to a graph to make it easily understood by anyone who sees it.

Build a Wormery

Build your very own wormery with Rachel from RZSS.

Single Use Plastic

Find out how much single use plastic you use, and where alternatives can work.

Waste Collection Services

Learn about the essential work of collecting waste.

Eco-Schools Curricular Map - Litter Topic

Experiences and outcomes related to the Litter Topic are all laid out in this curricular map.

Litter Prevention

Organise a Litter Pick

Litter spoils the places we live, work and visit - let's clean it up!

Litter Pick Plus Toolkit

Our guide to running a successful litter pick.

Litter Campaign Posters

Resources to support a litter campaign at your school.

Litter picking equipment discount code

Purchase equipment from Helping Hand Environmental with a discount code for schools.

Carry out a survey

Contribute to our data collection and monitor how littered your area is.

Borrow a costume

Dress up like a crisp packet for your litter picking event or school assembly!

Wrigley Litter Less

Funding for school litter campaigns.

Roadside Litter Campaign

Our national campaign to encourage everyone to give your litter a lift!

Roadside Litter Classroom Presentation

A presentation for assembly or in class about the issue of roadside litter. Suitable for upper primary.

Roadside Litter Colouring Sheet

Colouring sheet featuring our Roadside Litter mascots

Zero Waste Scotland - Working with schools

Resources to support primary and secondary litter education

Marine Litter

There is a clear path from land to sea, with litter dropped on our streets and beaches ending up in our waterways and eventually in the ocean. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 80% of marine and coastal litter comes from land based activities.

Download Marine Litter Posters

Our Clean Up Scotland posters on beach and marine litter. Scroll down to bottom of the page.

Marine Litter Art

Some excellent examples of art made with marine litter from our Marine Litter Art Competiton

Upstream Battle Campaign

Stop marine litter at its source!

Beach Litter Facts

The facts about beach litter and where it comes from

Wildlife Watching

How to spot wildlife at Scotland's beaches

Ocean Plastics Live Lesson

Join Doug Allan for a lesson in marine plastics and some great stories

Plastic Oceans - The Facts About Plastic

Plastic Oceans are dedicated to ending plastic pollution and fostering sustainable communities worldwide.

Marine Conservation Society Fun & Learning

Resources for teachers, families and young people.

FIDRA - Great Nurdle Hunt

Fidra’s flagship project working to end plastic pellet pollution.

World's Largest Lesson - Marine Litter

Lesson plan on marine litter featuring Lewis Pugh, UNEP Patron of the Oceans.

Sky Ocean Rescue

Sky's campaign make people aware of plastic pollution and enable change.

Single Use Plastics

Glasgow Cup Movement

Our campaign to transform Glasgow’s relationship with single-use cups.

Never Refuse to Reuse

Short film created by pupils on the issue of single use plastic.

A story about the journey of a plastic bag by Departement Omgeving (Eco-Schools Flanders).

Journey of a Plastic Bag

Map the journey of a plastic bag from supermarket to ocean with this activity from Stride Magazine.

UNEP - How You Can Beat Plastic Pollution

Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution—it's time for change!

Plastic Fantastic: The Musical

Original musical on story of plastic by Helen Graham who has kindly made the musical freely available for use.

Waste Minimisation

Stride - Waste Timeline Activity

Explore the amount of time it takes for materials to decompose in the environment.

Zero Waste Scotland - Resource Efficiency

eModule for educators on reducing energy, water and waste.

Zero Waste Scotland - Resource Efficiency Guide for Schools

Assess and improve your school's use of water, energy and waste.

World's Largest Lesson - Understanding Sustainable Living

Lesson plan on understanding sustainability. For 11-14 years.

Worldr's Largest Lesson - The Challenge of Finite Resources

Lesson critically evaluating consumption and production systems. For 12-19 years.

Zero Waste Scotland - How to Waste Less

Looking to up your recycling game? What can you do about the climate crisis? Your journey starts here.

Food Waste

Zero Waste Scotland - Love Food Hate Waste

These lessons take the whole school on a journey to save food from the bin.

Don't Waste Our Future

A food waste reduction charter created by young people across Europe.

Textile Waste

WRAP - Love Your Clothes

Love your clothes exists to reduce the impact of clothes on the environment.

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Paper Waste

Papermaking

Instructions and videos on how to make your own paper from Recycle Devon.

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