Sustainability @ TPPS
Sustainability News
Written by Caitlyn and Alex (Sustainability Leaders)
The Preps planted flowers for the pollinators and decorated an awesome-looking bee hotel! They are also doing an experiment where they put seeds in a jar, and the bean and pea seeds have grown roots and shoots very quickly.
The Grade 2s planted lots and lots of herbs into their no-dig garden bed so the space doesn’t look so empty. After they finish growing, Ms Conn will give them out to the sustainability reps to take home and use in their cooking at home.
The Grade 5s weeded and planted new plants in the outdoor eco education classroom with lots of indigenous grasses, ground covers (certain types of plants that grow in a specific area) and lots of other plants. Next, they will put mulch over the soil to protect it from drying out quickly and growing weeds.
The Grade 6s have been working really hard to get the chicken coop sparkling clean for the new hens who will be coming soon. They started by removing the hay from the nests and cleaning them. Then they put new hay in and it looks great! Nice job Grade 6!
(information from Planet Ark: https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/phones/)
Did you know there are currently 22 million unused mobile phones stored in homes across Australia and almost 14 million of these are unusable? If your mobile phone is still working, consider extending its life by either selling it online or passing it on to a friend or family member. If it no longer works or is no longer wanted, then it’s time to recycle it.
Recycling your old or broken mobile phone is easy, with more than 3,000 free public drop-off points across Australia. Recycling points include major phone retailers such as Optus, Telstra, and Vodafone, as well as Officeworks stores.
Alternatively, you can post your mobile phones and accessories to MobileMuster for free by requesting a pre-paid satchel or picking one up from local Australia Post store. If you would prefer to use your own packaging, you can download a pre-paid label and drop your package off at the post office or post box.
WHY SHOULD I RECYCLE MY MOBILE?
More than 95% of the materials in mobile phones (like metals, plastic, and glass) can be recovered and used to make new products. Recycling keeps these materials in use and out of landfill, preventing hazardous items like mobile phone batteries from leaching toxic materials into the soil and groundwater.
When you recycle, you are also reducing the need to extract new materials like precious metals from the earth, saving our natural resources in the process. Additionally, recycling prevents pollution and improves air quality by reducing the demand for power used in mining, refining, processing, and shipping of raw materials.
According to MobileMuster, recycling 50,000 mobiles saves 99 tonnes of mineral resources and 19 tonnes of CO2-e emissions. To find out how much impact you’re making from recycling your phone, visit the MobileMuster Calculator.