Recycling to produce energy: Y7 and 8 know all about it! Monday 4 December 2023 Year 7 and 8 science clubs were hosted in the education centre at Veolia. Pupils learnt about reducing waste and recycling, and the Veolia energy facility. Veolia incinerates the waste from all the black bins in Leeds, which can’t be recycled, to produce energy. Our budding scientists were amazed that this energy can power the equivalent of 22,000 homes. Emily W thoroughly enjoyed seeing the action, “On the trip we did a number of things from organising rubbish into its correct bin, to going into the control room to see the recovery to see recycling and recovery in action! We saw the Green Wall too. I really enjoyed the trip. It was educational as well as fun, and hope we do something similar in the future.”
