How Tops Creates a Culture Where Children See Sustainability As Second Nature

When you recycle with us at Tops Day Nurseries, you’re not just sorting waste, you’re helping to create a culture where children see sustainability as second nature. We are proud of the recycling difference our nurseries are making, and even prouder that we’re doing it together with families, children, and colleagues. 

Small Actions, Big Recycling Results 

Across our nurseries, we’ve noticed something inspiring: our recycling bins are filling up faster than our general waste bins. From paper and cardboard to plastics and craft materials, Tops is diverting more away from landfill. And while these might look like small steps, they’re adding up to a big environmental impact. 

Celebrating Our Tops Green Champions 

Last week, we launched the Tops Green Champions competition, a fun and friendly way for nurseries to challenge themselves and each other to make an even bigger recycling impact. Families, children, and team members all joined in, coming up with creative ways to recycle, reuse, and reduce single-use plastic. 

Here are some of the fantastic results achieved across our Tops family: 

♻️ 120+ items recycled (children’s clothes, bottles, books, cardboard & more)

🎨 Reused toilet roll tubes, milk bottle tops, tissue paper & glass jars

🚫 Avoided single use plastic packaging with sustainable swaps such as reusable water bottles & shredded archived paperwork

These results show that when we work together, small choices multiply into something powerful. Every yoghurt pot recycled, every cardboard box turned into a spaceship, and every plastic fork avoided makes a real difference for our planet. 

Why Sustainability Matters for Our Children’s Future 

The habits children learn today will shape how they care for the planet tomorrow. By seeing recycling celebrated at nursery and at home, children begin to understand that they can be everyday heroes for their world. 

How you can join in: 

• Keep bringing recyclable materials into nursery
• Encourage your child to help sort recycling at home
• Celebrate those eco-friendly wins together

When children see these values reinforced at nursery and at home, they’re more likely to carry them proudly into the future. 

Be Part of the Change with Tops Day Nurseries 

Together with our families, Tops is proving that small steps create big change. Sustainability and recycling isn’t just about bins, it’s about building a brighter, cleaner, and more sustainable future for children. 

Want to see our eco-friendly values in action?  

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