STEAM education for plastic-free primary schools
News relating to sustainability, environment, policies, campaigns taking place around the world.
In 2019 the EU approved a pioneer legislation to curb Single-Use-Plastics (SUPs) that enters to force from 2021.
The so called “SUP Directive” establishes different measures for different SUP products, including bans, market restrictions, labelling & design improvements, awareness raising and Extended Producer Responsibility schemes.
Read more on the EU Directive and a distilled Overview Guide on it.
Free STEM based lesson plans to bring engaging, practical, and eco-friendly content to your curriculum. These active, tech enabled lessons help students learn more about their local environment & possibly even make a lasting impact from the results of their work.
Lesson plans are categorised according to their duration (1 day, 1 week, 1 school year) students’ age, and topic.
The impacts of single-use and take-away mentality depicted in one more survey. Scientists ask for measures at the source to “turn off the tap “of marine litter, rather than mere clean-ups.
Source: The Guardian