Sligo Borough Council encourages ALL schools in Sligo City to become involved in the Green Schools Campaign.

Here are some ways that Sligo Borough Council assists schools to The Green-Schools Programme.

• Donates a compost bin, free-of-charge to all schools that are registered in the Green Schools programme.
• Awards €100 to each school that is presented with the Green Flag.
• Disseminates information and give talks to students on recycling, litter and composting.
• Hosts an annual Green-Schools Seminar to offer advice & assist schools towards Green-Flag status.
• Promotes and organises events in schools for National Wildflower Week, National Tree Week, National Recycling Week and National Spring Clean.
• Offers competitions to students highlighting environmental awareness e.g. Design Anti-Litter Posters.
• Offers grant aid for ‘Anti-Litter’ projects under the Anti-Litter Awareness Grant.
• Seeks applications for funding under the ‘Environment Partnership Fund’ offered by the Department of the Environment and Local Government.

Innovative environmental awareness initiatives like vermi-composting (worm composting ), a butterfly project, declaring the school a ‘Litter-Free Zone’, recycling and composting are just some of the projects schools in Sligo have implemented to gain Green School status.

For further information please contact the Environment Services Co-ordinator, at Sligo Borough Council. Telephone: 071-9114400
Fax: 071-9114499


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