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WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
Flushing Schools with Success
SWIG December 13th 2012
Cath Hassell [email protected]
WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
Reducing WC flush volumes in schools
• 4.3 million primary school pupils in England• 2.9 million secondary school pupils in England
• At 3 flushes per pupil per school day 4,320,000,000 (4.3 billion) litres of water a year could be saved… or could it?
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How often do you use the toilet or urinals at school?All School Pupils
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Do not use toilets
Once a day
Twice a day
Three or more times a day
Can 609 pupils be wrong?
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Comparison of Urinal and Toilet Use of Secondary and Primary School Pupils
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Do not use toilets Once a day Twice a day Three or moretimes a day
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Secondary School pupils
Primary School pupils
Secondary v primary school pupils
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Secondary schools – girls v boys
WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
Primary schools – girls v boys
WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
The figures from our survey
• The average school pupils uses the toilet or urinal 1.3 times a day
• The average primary school pupil uses the toilet or urinal 1.6 times a day
• The average secondary school pupil uses the toilet or urinal 0.6 times a day
• The average secondary school girl uses the toilet 0.5 times a day
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What that means…
• A secondary school with 1200 pupils, 600 girl pupils. Save-a-flush bag put in all WC cisterns
• Estimated savings of 360m3 of water a year costing £677 a year in Thames Water area and £1,894 in South West Water area
• Actual savings likely to be 60m3 of water a year costing £113 a year in Thames Water area and £316 in South West Water area
WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
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WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
WC use in schools - an ech2o presentation 2012 www.ech2o.co.uk
This is how your school compares to other secondary schools in the UK (2002-2010)
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Benchmarking xxx Secondary School Water Usage in m3 per pupil per year
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Your challenge.................
• Gainsborough school has 400 pupils
• If each you started saving just 5 litres of water a day from today..........
• Between you, you would save 730,000 litres of water a year!