WASTE - 5-6 TAKE ACTION!!!
Our goal this term…
To cut down on our waste and try to get a recycling skip bin so we can send our paper cuttings and scraps to a better place other than land fill, which is where they go right now.
What we have found out…
Mr Rogers, our groundsman came into our classroom so we could ask him questions about what goes in our bins. It was mostly paper and scraps of cardboard. We also asked why Mr Rogers empties the rubbish into the skip bin and not into a recycling bin because it goes straight to land fill. It’s because we have not been able to get a recycling bin for our school. A tip for classrooms, use whiteboards more often and use reusable classroom resources instead of using so much paper that could be recycled but isn’t.
Our ideas so far…
Take home your rubbish.
Reuse
Get a recycling bin for paper.
Recycle other objects (glass and plastic) at the recycling centre.
Ensure our rubbish does not blow away.
Pick up objects that are on the ground.
Don’t litter.
Educate our classes on what happens when the waste ends up in our environment.
Make sure our compost goes into the compost bin.
What the office said...
That they used ceramic mugs and cups. They buy sanitiser in bulk and fill up the little containers outside our classrooms. They also use cloth masks where possible.
Remember to keep the environment clean and think about what can happen before you let another bag fly away.
Alexia and Arabella.