Teh One Who Knocks
08-28-2019, 10:30 AM
by Bill Galluccio - Real Talk 910 AM
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An all-girls school in Melbourne has a novel idea to reduce the amount of waste it produces. Melbourne Girls' College has removed trash cans from the premises and told students that they must bring home all their garbage with them.
"We hope that this will encourage everyone – students and staff alike – to reduce their waste by bringing less waste to school and, in doing so, create less waste at home," the school's headteacher Karen Money wrote in a letter to parents.
The school spent nearly $13,000 removing over 35,000 cubic feet of trash in 2018 and was looking at ways to reduce the amount of waste they produce.
A significant source of the trash was created during lunch. Students would throw away plastic food containers and utensils, along with plastic wrap and aluminum foil used to keep their food fresh. The school wants students to start packing their lunches in reusable containers and avoid single-use items.
The school will hand out tokens to students who bring their lunch in reusable containers, which they will be able to redeem for prizes and rewards.
Students won't be expected to bring any food waste home with them. They will be able to compost any uneaten food. Trash cans in the classrooms and offices will be replaced with recycling bins for any paper waste that is created.
Money hopes they will become zero-waste by 2020 and that other schools will begin to implement similar programs.
"The plan is being adopted with the ambition of becoming a zero waste to landfill school by the end of 2020, massively reducing our environmental impact."
https://i.imgur.com/bYMx8W1.jpg
An all-girls school in Melbourne has a novel idea to reduce the amount of waste it produces. Melbourne Girls' College has removed trash cans from the premises and told students that they must bring home all their garbage with them.
"We hope that this will encourage everyone – students and staff alike – to reduce their waste by bringing less waste to school and, in doing so, create less waste at home," the school's headteacher Karen Money wrote in a letter to parents.
The school spent nearly $13,000 removing over 35,000 cubic feet of trash in 2018 and was looking at ways to reduce the amount of waste they produce.
A significant source of the trash was created during lunch. Students would throw away plastic food containers and utensils, along with plastic wrap and aluminum foil used to keep their food fresh. The school wants students to start packing their lunches in reusable containers and avoid single-use items.
The school will hand out tokens to students who bring their lunch in reusable containers, which they will be able to redeem for prizes and rewards.
Students won't be expected to bring any food waste home with them. They will be able to compost any uneaten food. Trash cans in the classrooms and offices will be replaced with recycling bins for any paper waste that is created.
Money hopes they will become zero-waste by 2020 and that other schools will begin to implement similar programs.
"The plan is being adopted with the ambition of becoming a zero waste to landfill school by the end of 2020, massively reducing our environmental impact."