1. Ecole de la Soie Décines 2013 2014 France

2. Our new school Since November 2013, we have a re- built school, everything is new : classes, gymnasium, and a self –service canteen. Our school is highly insulated which leads to spare a lot of the energy used for the heating and cooling of the building.

3. An Eco-Aware school We are using a wood-pellet- fuelled-boiler. We have a dual-flow ventilation which naturally regulates the temperature inside our school.

4. At the canteen We are sorting the rubbish every day at school in order to contribute to the protection of our environment, this is one of the new things we can do since we have our new self-service restaurant.

5. Waste sorting We put the organic waste in a bin, the meat or fish waste,and the paper, or plastic, or aluminium wraps into another bin. We don’t have many kind of rubbishes at the canteen.

6. Recycling We used to collect batteries and ink cartridges to take them to the recycling centre and make sure nobody would throw these wastes in the regular bin.

7. ? What can we improve now ?

8. Composting? Now that we have a self service canteen and sort the wastes, we would like to gather the organic waste in a compost bin, we could produce a natural fertilizer for the plantations we have at school.

9. Season plantation? Now each class has its own garden square in order to have its own planting. We would love to raise fruits or vegetables of each season and avoid polluting transports.