When it comes to saving the planet Claremont School is definitely open for business, as pupils from Year 7 and 8 launch the Claremont Eco Store – selling environmentally friendly products to friends and parents
Building on the brilliant year-round work of Claremont School?s Eco Warriors as they pursue Green Flag Status, pupils from Year 7 and 8 decided to launch The Claremont Eco Store to sell environmentally friendly products directly to parents and friends. Believed to be one of the first of its kind in a school, The Eco Store has gone from strength to strength since it first opened its doors last November.
From humble beginnings and a modest stock list, chosen and marketed by the children themselves to include eco-friendly shampoo, body wash and refillable bottles, the Eco Warriors have been able to reinvest in their ?business? and expand their product range.  Their new eco-lines include soap bars, washing up liquid, reusable straws and face pads, Eco Laundry Eggs ?Ecoeggs?, bamboo toothbrushes ?truthbrushes?, bamboo cotton buds, dental floss and top-selling toilet paper – ?Bumboo?.
Many national suppliers have recognised this as an incredible project and initiative for the children, to not only be running a ?business?, but helping to reduce single use plastic and promote eco-friendly products to staff and parents. Offering their support, some have very generously allowed the children to order from them at wholesale prices with lower minimum orders to help...