Water

Water

Although it may be hard to believe for those of us who are living in Scotland, water is nevertheless a valuable and increasingly scarce commodity for millions of people throughout the world and it is important that we can make a contribution in minimising waste. For this reason, almost all of the 48 toilets in the school have been fitted with a 'hippo' which means that between 2 and 3 litres of water is saved with every flush! A project for next term is to evaluate how much water we save during the course of a whole year! Do you know how many times you flush the toilet each day!?

Hippo the Water Saver - saves water each time you flush!

Water also plays an important role within the garden where lots of vegetables and flowers are grown. Many are grown from seed and are brought on within the greenhouse and need daily watering. A small water tub collects rainwater for the plants but this is often insufficient for all of the gardening needs. A project within the next 2 years will be to look at ways of utilising 'brown water' which can be captured from the roofs of existing buildings. Watch this space!

Ochil Tower (Rudolf Steiner) School is a registered Scottish Charity SC006091
Our registered office is at 140 High Street, Auchterarder PH3 1AD


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