By Jack clarkEditor COVID-19 has caused many schools to go back to using single use products. From hand sanitiser to wipes, every hygiene product required at the moment either comes in single-use packaging or is single-use itself.
This is just the start of schools returning to single-use products because of both price and ease. As the country attempts to recover from the worst recession since the 1930s, it is without a doubt that schools will need to make cuts and look at cheaper options for products they use often. Single-use is also easy. In a time when teachers can no longer approach you to help and when anything you touch has to be disposed of, it seems easier to use something that you would need to dispose of in the first place. This option is not sustainable and is a major factor in causing harm to our environment. But there is a way forward that wouldn't cause so much damage. Schools are using an unnecessary amount of single-use wipes which in turn is costing more than a sustainable option. Although it comes with complications, using a spray and cloth would be much better for the environment and would in the long run cost a lot less. The education sector also needs to encourage less paper usage. Students continue to be given huge amounts of sheets to stick in that really could be much easily copied from a board. Also, students may no longer refuse a sheet as they'll be wasted and put in the bin anyway. It is important that when we think about the future education, we think about it sustainably.
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