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THE GREEN PROJECT
The Green Project has gone from strength to strength this year. Continuing a message of care, compassion and responsibility, the Green Team students and the school community have delivered further action at the Red Hill and North Side Campus.
The Re-collect container deposit scheme bins have continued to be a success, with our students helping to save 180kg and 3,512 bottles from landfill and 341 kilograms of greenhouse gases.
Green team students meet throughout the term to take action in our School. These earth-conscious students either help collect waste from our playgrounds, educate younger students on compost, or collect organic waste for our compost cones. We have also purchased two more compost cones for our school playgrounds, which means even more organic waste can be saved from landfills.
Another initiative that will take effect in Semester 2 is reducing waste from the canteen. Green team students completed a waste audit last year and noticed that the small single-serve sauces contributed to waste in our bins. After taking the students’ concerns to the CGS Services Manager, it was agreed that these would be phased out and replaced by large sauce containers.
Staff also support the waste-free lunches by bringing a reusable container to the canteen or using crockery instead of single-use containers. Both the Primary and Senior Schools have taken on this initiative on Fridays.
Ms Emma Potter has strongly connected with the Sustainable Schools Programme, a government-backed support network that continues to provide education and assistance with future projects. A Sustainable Schools Programme Online portal has been created through this relationship, which will also enormously assist programme objectives.
– Emma Potter, Head of Primary School PE
