Sustainability News
Karen Giudici
Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste.
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. The movement has inspired 100+ million participants in 190 countries.
Our College Environment Leaders, Emme and Evelyn, are encouraging the Mount Carmel community to be part of Plastic Free July by pledging to refuse single-use plastics. By everyone making a small change, collectively we will make a massive difference to our communities.
Over the school holidays and the the rest of July (and even beyond!), you can choose to refuse single-use plastics and be the solution to plastic pollution by choosing one of more of the following initiatives:
Use a 'keep cup' for your next hot drink
Reduce your use of glad wrap and plastic sandwich bags
Wash and re-use plastic sandwich bags
Find plastic free alternatives when buying fruit and veggies
Take your own shopping bag
Use your own drink bottle-don't buy bottled water
Avoid plastic meat trays
Being part of Plastic Free July will help you to find great alternatives that can become new habits forever.
For more resources and ideas to help you reduce single-use plastic waste everyday at home, work, school, and even at your local café, visit: https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/
Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
Our Year 6 Environment Leaders are asking College families to save their plastic bread tags so that they can be turned into wheelchairs.
Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs collect and sort bread tags, which when recycled and sold, the funds are sent to Africa to buy wheelchairs for people who can not afford to buy their own.
Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs is currently recycling 250kg of bread tags every month, and have recycled a total of more than 13 tonnes of bread tags to date. Recycling 250kg of bread tags funds an entry level wheelchair, although some cost more, depending on the client’s needs. More than 100 wheelchairs have been funded from Australia.
Save your bread tags and bring them to school - there will be collection containers in each of the Primary classrooms.
Only plastic bread tags are collected, not cardboard tags or N95 mask clips.
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