Composting for schools- primary and secondary schools

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Programme Overview

Fingal County Council, in partnership with Composting Ireland and the Eastern Midlands Regional Waste Management Office, is offering the Recycling and Composting for Schools programme free of charge to all schools in the Fingal area.

The aim of the programme is to help you set up, start or improve composting at your school. We will also make it easy for teachers to access a variety of fun, participatory and interactive activities for school children to learn about ecology, biology and biodiversity. This project will support your Green Schools programme and your UN Sustainable Development Goals. This programme is open to both primary and post primary schools.

Programme benefits

  • Access to an online platform with everything you need
  • Free expert advice and guidance from our technical specialists
  • Free composting systems and tools (see last section below)
  • Participation in and support from an online community of people from other schools
  • Reducing waste to save money on waste collection costs, money that can be better used to improve your school instead of being thrown away
  • Producing your own compost to enrich your school garden, wild flower area, orchard, mini forest or landscape
  • Satisfaction that you are taking action to become part of the solution in our efforts to address climate change.

Programme Goals:

· Combat climate change

· Reduce waste and improve recycling

· Promote food waste separation for brown bin collection

· Enhance school gardening and composting systems

· Boost biodiversity

· Support Green Schools Flag attainment

· Help schools meet Sustainable Development Goals

For more information and to book your place please click here.

Deadline for applications: Friday, September 19, 2025