THE GREEN PAGE
A Keep Cup Commercial - Matthew Musilli and Will Crooke
Have you purchased your KeepCup yet?
If not, then let the following commercial convince you to get yours TODAY!
Small - $12.50
Medium - $14.00
Large - $15.00
- Purchase one for you and for all the family.
- $3 from the sale of each cup goes towards recycling programs for our school.
- STOP the 1 billion coffee cups hitting landfill each and every year!
- Receive discounts around town from participating cafes.
Local Council - Change!
Change is coming from our local council to all schools in the area though the efforts of our Green Team.
Monday afternoon, members of the Green Team, Matthew Musilli and Taylor Fergus sat with Yarra Ranges Mayor Noel Cliff and Graham Brew EO Waste Management and Infrastructure Services to present their argument for revising the council's 'Waste Services Policy'.
The section of the policy referred to the allocation and distribution of bins to all 120 schools and pre-schools in the region. Currently all may receive up to 4 bins; co-mingled recycling bins free of charge, irrespective of student population.
The team proposed that instead, bins be allocated on a per capita basis relative to student numbers. They also presented their results from the waste audit conducted earlier this year. The audit indicated that we have less than half the number of bins required to deal with our recycling effectively.
The meeting was very positive and the Mayor and Mr Brew agreed that the policy needs to change and reflect a more accurate representation of the recycling needs of all schools.
The policy will be reviewed in the next two months and the team has been invited back in January to the council forum where they will witness the passing of new policies and changes, in particular the policy they have changed. The change will then take effect from July 1st 2018.
A fantastic outcome from the efforts of all the Green Team including Ualani Miller, Ollie Hackett, Matthew Musilli and Taylor Fergus.
A huge shout out to the Mayor of Yarra Ranges Noel Cliff who has supported and has dedicated himself to continuing to support the team in all their future efforts.
Greenest Regards
Peter Ross and The Green Team