Secondary Food Waste Assembly
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West Sussex Secondary Food Waste Assembly
This ready-to-use secondary assembly introduces students to the scale and impact of food waste, alongside the practical changes being introduced through food waste recycling in West Sussex. The resource includes a structured presentation and comprehensive presenter’s notes, enabling confident delivery with minimal preparation.
The assembly combines key facts, interactive questioning and real-world context to help students understand why food waste matters, how the recycling system works, and how it contributes to renewable energy production and sustainable agriculture. It explores the environmental and economic impact of food waste, including the potential cost and carbon savings for households.
Students are encouraged to think critically about behaviour, contamination and system effectiveness, with a strong focus on their role in supporting correct recycling at home. By linking individual actions to wider environmental outcomes, the assembly positions students as informed participants in a county-wide sustainability initiative.
Items included in this resource
- Secondary Food Waste Assembly
- Secondary Food Waste Assembly Presenter's Notes
- Ages Ages 11 - 14 (Key stage 3) , Ages 14 - 16 (Key stage 4)
- Topics Food & organics
- Types Assemblies
- Campaigns Waste Week
Learning Outcomes
- Delivers a complete, curriculum-relevant assembly with minimal preparation
- Builds understanding of environmental, economic and system-level impacts
- Reinforces correct food waste recycling and contamination awareness
- Encourages critical thinking about behaviour and sustainability
- Empowers students to influence household recycling practices
- Links individual action to wider climate and resource outcomes
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