Craven College leads the green way
Let’s Go Zero is Craven College’s new recycling, renewables and sustainability campaign which has been launched throughout the college on all campuses and supports learning for sustainable living.
The first stage of the campaign has been supported by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, with the aim of having no waste from the college ending up in landfill, and for as much as possible to be reduced and reused. The whole of the college's Aireville Campus has been changed to ensure all waste is recycled with the way waste is collected and separated across the college transformed. Food waste is then collected and separated at a processing plant and turned in to fertilizer. All other waste is collected and sorted and then sent to be used as other reusable items, anything that can’t be reused is turned in to heat pellets for heating systems. The college will be reusing some of the waste in innovative and unusual ways, including 'the big knit' which makes useable items such as bath mats from knitted plastic bags.
The campaign is being promoted and supported by college students, staff and the living mascot 'Tommy the Tortoise'. The college Media students have designed the campaign to support Let’s Go Zero as part of their course which includes Tommy the Tortoise photo shoots and a Tommy Green Facebook page which the college are encouraging as many people as possible to join from within the college and the wider community.
As a result of the Craven College initiative Ann Harding Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development Officer at Craven College, has been appointed the Regional Sustainability Advisor for all the Colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber. Ann says: 'I am proud to report the testing phase is over and the Let’s Go Zero campaign is running throughout the college across all campuses. Supported by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, Craven College will lead the way for the whole of the region and will be investigating and implementing a number of initiatives towards Let’s Go Zero'.
