AGENDA
ASK THE EXPERT TRASH INTO TREASURE Add hard-to-recycle items
to your PTA’s scheme Sistema and TerraCycle have launched the UK’s first free recycling programme for any brand of plastic food storage container and reusable plastic water bottle. Once they’ve signed up to
the programme, schools can nominate themselves as a public drop-off location, collecting these items on behalf of staff and students and the wider community. For each item sent in to be
recycled, schools will be rewarded with points that are redeemable as monetary donations. These can be used to fund any good cause, including school projects and charities. The recycling programme
has been set up by TerraCycle in collaboration with Sistema. It has been designed to give food storage containers including well-used plastic lunch boxes and reusable plastic water bottles a second life after use.
These items are considered
“hard to recycle” due to the high quality food grade BPA-free materials they are made of. While some councils collect and recycle some food storage containers, there are a number that don’t collect or recycle any. This means they are often destined for landfill or incineration. Julien Tremblin, general
manager for TerraCycle Europe, said: ‘This is a first-of-its-kind recycling programme for the UK so we’d urge schools to get involved and start collecting as much as possible from their community. ‘It couldn’t be easier to
become a public drop-off location, and it’s a great way to inspire pupils and parents alike to rethink what they go to throw away.’ Signing up also gives schools
another way to work towards their Eco Schools Green Flag award. Visit
terracycle.com/ en-GB/brigades/sistema-uk
What’s the difference between a new DBS check and using the DBS update service?
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) says: DBS checks help employers make safer recruitment decisions by processing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. There are four types of DBS check, and each type results in a DBS certificate being issued to an individual, which your school may ask to see. The four types of check are: 1 Basic DBS check 2 Standard DBS check – submitted by Registered Bodies (RBs) 3 Enhanced DBS check – submitted by RBs 4 Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS check – submitted by RBs. The DBS Update Service is an online subscription, for Standard and Enhanced checks only, that allows: l applicants to keep their DBS certificates up to date l schools/employers to check a DBS certificate. Registration costs £13 per year, but
there is no charge for volunteers. The benefits of subscribing to the
WISE WORDS
‘There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a
great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.’
Charles Dickens, Bleak House
Update Service are: l You’ll save time and money as you will only need to apply and pay for one DBS check, and then pay an annual subscription of £13 (where applicable), This costs less than applying for a new DBS check every year l You can take your DBS certificate from role to role (within the same workforce, where the same type and level of check is required). For further information, visit gov. uk/dbs-update-service
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