Here is the latest news from An Taisce  on how Green schools all over Ireland have made a difference through conserving waste, energy, water & travel.

Congratulations to all the schools that have helped make Ireland a greener place. Well done!

 

2012-2013 School Year Results for Green-Schools: 

Waste 
·         Total Reduction of waste to landfill – 11,023 tonnes
·         Average reduction of waste to landfill – 45%
·         Per capita per year reduction – 18.5kg

Energy (Electricity) 
·         Total Reduction of electricity consumption – 23,571,551 units (kWh)
·         Average reduction in electricity consumption -17%
·         Per capita per year reduction – 52.58 units (kWh)

Energy (Gas)
·         Total Reduction of gas consumption – 3,908,000 units (kWh)
·         Average reduction in electricity consumption -13.4%
·         Per capita per year reduction – 87.2 units (kWh)

Energy (Oil)
·         Total Reduction of Oil consumption – 1,599,437 litres
·         Average reduction in Oil consumption -1.6%
·         Per capita per year reduction – 3.96 litres

Water 
·         Total Reduction of water consumption – 292,191,000 litres
·         Average reduction in water consumption – 38%
·         Per capita per year reduction – 1163.11 litres

Travel
·         18,000 less students coming to school by car per day
·         Extra 9,575 students walking instead of being driven to school per day
·         966,500 litres of fuel saved.

 
Well done to all of those schools who worked so hard on their Green-Schools programme and achieved these great results. Big savings like this are because of small changes you have made around your school: every light you’ve switched off, every can you’ve recycled and every kilometre you walked have really made a difference!