Bristol Wood Recycling Project

Bristol Wood Recycling Project aims to rescue, re-use and recycle some of the tonnes of wood going to landfill locally. We create volunteer, training and employment opportunities for Bristol’s social economy through doing this; as well as providing affordable timber to the local community. BWRP is a self funded not-for-profit social enterprise.

Children’s Scrapstore

Children’s Scrapstore is a charity that collects safe waste from business which can re-used as a low cost creative resource by our member groups. We have started a project in conjunction with Bristol, Bath & NE Somerset Council, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils where we will be taking creative resources to schools. Go to the Projects page to find out more.

straw bale construction in Bristol

visit Rik Lander’s straw bale project for an informative account of the building process, along with wonderful pics such as this one of Richard Long making River Avon Mud Arc, Bilbao Guggenheim, 2000 and a great page of rythmic movies making tyre walls

“I’m sure I dropped it somewhere here, it’s round and black, made of rubber…
Welcome to the bouncy castle for recyclers.
First thing Saturday morning we visited this rubberised mini-mountain in Avonmouth. We have to have all the tyres the same size and in two hours four of us managed to pull out about 90 195/65/15′s.” the blog 30 June 2006

Easton’s Planet Heroes game – trumps

trumps is an online a game made by Sidharth Sharma and Easton Primary school

In the early stages of the project, the children from Easton Primary School were taken on a number of hands-on trips to include @Bristol, The Centre of Sustainable Energy, The Recycling Consortium and the Living Rivers Project. Parents were also invited on the trips in an effort to extend the discussions outside of the school day. They helped to document the activities and worked with the children on set tasks.

As well as both the parents and artist documenting the sessions, the children were encouraged to use digital cameras to record them as well. This material was used as a starting point for an artistic discussion.

The Urban Fringe Pharmacy project

The Urban Fringe Pharmacy project is deep green. Our mission is to help people explore wild and green spaces in and around our cities, and to develop a deeper connection with the natural environment through exploring our healing traditions. Western Herbal Medicine today can trace its lineage right back to the earliest settlers in these beautiful islands. We deliver guided walks and practical workshops to help us re-connect with the knowledge of our ancestors.

food for free

database of Bristol free foods – edible plants & organisms by Kayle Brandon and Heath Bunting 

Orchard of Avon.

project by heath bunting locating & tending feral apple trees growing in bristol seeded from discarded apple cores.

Action at School

Action at School is an environmental programme that helps schools to save resources and money. It is curriculum linked for key stages three and four and is recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Action at School helps schools to tackle either water, waste, energy or transport over three terms. Because Action at School is a year-long programme of training and support, it requires third-party funding, which is usually met by Local Authorities or local companies.

recycling in schools

Recycling in Bristol’s nursery and primary schools

All schools in Bristol are entitled to free recycling collections.

ROOM 13

Room 13 is an innovative initiative that encourages primary school children to run their own art studios alongside resident artists. Completed earlier this year Room 13 at Hareclive Primary School, Hartcliffe, is the first purpose built Room 13 in the country. Funded entirely through grants, the project was designed by Bath architects Mitchell Taylor Workshop.

architecture centre bristol

room 13

local resources

there are a number of eco schools in Bristol listed on the Recycling Consortium website. They are based at the Create centre in Bristol and offer numerous resources & information for teachers & pupils.

The Recycling Consortium’s Education Team offer FREE workshops and assemblies to schools in Bristol and North Somerset.