Val our Enviroschool teacher came to teach us about the 5 ‘R’s” – REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE , RECOVER and RUBBISH. We sorted our school’s rubbish and found that there was a large amount of waste that can’t be reused or recycled. This waste goes to our landfill, which is filling up real fast!
We discussed ideas and options on how to reduce this from happening. We decided that we would prefer paper wrapping, reusable bags and containers for our food. We identified that glad wrap and chippy packets were the worst culprits.
We did a costing exercise and found that a big bag of chips or crackers or biscuits are more economic to buy and split up and send to school in a plastic container. Food for thought!
Reducing waste at Kaikoura Suburban School
Well done it sounds like a great idea.
hmmmmm those sammies, fruit and yoghurt look familiar. Great blog post!