We were able to fill many bags of rubbish, from purely the front and side of the school. We found bottles, plastic tops, cardboard boxes, dumped rubbish and plenty of wrappers. While a lot of these items could have come from surrounding worksites and neighbours, a considerable amount of it would be from our kids鈥� lunch boxes.
This really highlights the need for our school community to reduce the wrappers, fruit boxes and plastic bags we send with our children for their recess and lunches. By making these small changes, we can all make a huge difference to the amount of rubbish in the classrooms.
The Clean Up concluded with Ms Tanya, one of the school鈥檚 Sustainability Officers, updating us on the latest projects and developments around the College in regards to the ResourceSmartSchools Program and sustainability in general.