Funding

The WasteWise Project fund is no longer available to schools because the landfill funding from CDENT has ended. Below is information on schools who benefitted from the fund.

Through its Landfill Tax funding from CDENT the WasteWise Project had a fund which was available to member schools. Schools could apply for up to 50% of the cost of a project. The funding could be used for any work linked to projects on waste and litter management. The maximum grant payable was £1000. Not a huge amount of money but currently only two schools have needed the maximum amount.

For more information contact The WasteWise Team on 0191 373 9799 or s.nixon100@durhamlea.org.uk

School Projects funded to date:

Easington Comprehensive School. Funded an external recycling area for paper.

Mount Pleasant Primary, Darlington. Funded an external recycling area for paper and cans.

Cassop Primary School, Durham. Funded fencing and a sign for the school to develop a community recycling area for the village in the school grounds.

Chilton Primary School. Funded a waste and litter project.

Escomb Primary School, Bishop Auckland. Funded internal bins for recycling paper in school.

Sedgefield Primary School. Funded internal bins for paper recycling.

Bowes Hutchinsons EC Primary, Teesdale. Funded internal bins and a barrow so the school can recycle paper and take it to the village recycling facilities along the road.

Moorside Community School, Consett. Funded waste related arts projects as part of a whole school Action Day as part of their Action at School Project.

Mowden Infant School, Darlington. Funded internal small wheelie bins to enable the children to recycle paper in school.

Abbey Infant School, Darlington. Funded a shredder to shred confidential papers to sell for pet bedding.

Town End Primary School, Sunderland. Funded fencing for an external recycling area for paper, cans and textiles in school with Sunderland City Council.

Themed Events

The Project has also funded:

Schools and Charities Scheme in Sunderland (SACS) for the past two years.

Yellow Pages Recycling Project, Sedgefield Borough.

Sedgefield Story Sacks Project. This project developed a new Story Sack using the childrens book 'Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish'. WasteWise also funded junk artists to work with children at the launch event.

Shildon Waste Awareness Week. Funded artists to work in school reusing waste materials to produce sculptures and banners.