Sustainable snapshot

By Miss Dunstan

Sustainable initiatives happening at Hillsmeade. 

We have some very exciting programs and sustainable competitions coming up at Hillsmeade and we would like to encourage all of our students and families to get involved. 

What goes in your City of Casey recycling bin? 

Recycling is an important part of the waste journey. What you do with your recycling can make a huge impact on our environment. Getting it right on bin night isn't always easy so here are some tips to help you. 

City of Casey blue curb side recycling bin: 

  • Do not bag any items, put items in loose into the bin
  • Hard plastics with numbers 1-5 can be recycled 
  • Glass, bottles and jars can be recycled
  • Paper and cardboard (flattened) can be recycled
  • Tins and cans can be recycled
  • NO broken glass
  • NO soft plastics (like chip packets) 
  • NO straws 
  • NO food scraps in the recycling bin

More information can be found at - https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/rubbish-recycling-food-waste 

Wonder bread bag recycling program

Bread bag and plastic tag recycling has begun. You can drop your empty bread bags or plastic bread tags in the collection boxes in the front office or give to your child to bring in to the collection box in the school. Bread bags can be any brand, as long as they are clean of any bread/crumbs. 

The more bread bags we collect the more points we can earn to be used for sports equipment at our school.