25 Nov 2020
We are trying to reduce the amount of waste at our school, so we have started two initiatives: Return and Earn and Lids4Kids. Many children do Return and Earn at home; collecting their recyclable, returnable bottles and containers and take them to the depot where they receive 10 cents per container. The SRC, along with 4S, have decided to use this fantastic initiative to raise money for our SRC projects. Students can place their disposable drink containers in the class recycling tub and the SRC representatives will put them into our large yellow bins once the tub is full. Mrs Allen will then manage the return process and funds will be monitored on a large bottle display. The SRC are also collecting the lids separately, washed and then SRC will sort them according to colour and send to Lids4Kids: an organisation that turns these lids into prosthetic limbs for kids. These two initiatives are part of a long term plan to reduce our waste and show children the importance of being environmentally responsible.