| Before 2002 our
school did not have a Waste Management Policy or any plans at all.
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Rubbish from our
school was just collected, unsorted, from each classroom and taken to
the local tip where it was buried in its garbage bags.
Recycling was far from our minds and from the minds of most people in
our community. |
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Some
class rooms in our school re-used paper and cardboard scraps a little bit but only two
classrooms collected cardboard boxes and plastic containers to be used
for art projects. Lots of paper was thrown out every day, with only a
small amount of it used up. |
| The one thing we
did do well before 2002 was collect our food scraps and garden waste. We are happy to
say that a
bin has always been provided in our playground for food scraps, which go
into our school compost bin. Our Groundsperson has been using home-made
compost for years. That's about the only thing we were doing
right! |
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Luckily, the
Grade 5/6 class of 2002 became inspired to do something about this
situation. Follow the links on our main menu and join us in our
journey. We have certainly learned lots along the way! |
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