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campaign for change
This page introduces you to the ideas of some of the issues we have around recycling and our environment.
People are campaigning for these things around the world. Our focus is on how we can care for our environment here at school.
-Look through each topic below so that you can get an idea of what you may want to campaign for.
What is important to you and can you help make a change?
Choose one.
-Then, click on your chosen topic or go to the Research sites page and investigate this further.
-Finally, open the Campaigning for change worksheet document and begin to fill out the tables
The Victorian government have begun a scheme where people can recycle drink containers.
Every eligible drink container returned contributes to our circular economy.
By participating, Victorians are:
Creating clean streams of recycling
Reducing litter
Earning change for themselves, their communities and charities
As a school, we can do the same. We have 3 options:
Recycle the containers we use at school (any maybe some we bring from home) to earn money for our school OR
Work with a company who organise collection for us as well as bags and bins. They give the school some of the money after they take their fees away OR
As above but donate the funds to a charity instead of for our school
If you take used batteries to a drop-off point for recycling, you're giving them a new life and keeping harmful materials out of your bins and the environment. Valuable resources are recovered from recycled batteries and used to make new products like metal tools, computer parts or new batteries. This reduces the environmental impacts of using new or raw materials.
Never put batteries of any type in your recycling or general rubbish bins. This includes batteries in laptops, mobile phones, cameras, power tools, electronic toys and car batteries.
What other alternatives do we have? Recyclable batteries?
Solar power?
Fast fashion is cheap, disposable clothing that is produced rapidly by retailers to keep up with the latest trends. This is designed to encourage customers to shop regularly for new looks - which of course means that we buy more.
On average, every Australian buys 56 items of clothing yearly, most of which are made from non-sustainable, non-durable materials. According to Greenpeace, the average person buys 60% more clothing and keeps them for about half as long as 15 years ago.
Australia is now the second highest consumer of textiles per person in the world, after the USA.
We have a choice to buy clothing with natural fabrics.
We can donate, swap, recycle at stores that collect worn clothes.
What else can we do?
What else can we do?
There are many other choices we have to recycle items at home and school that we may not be aware of.
We can educate our school and local community so that they are aware of these options. Things like:
Polystyrene
e-Waste - computers, printers, mobile phones, TV's...
Paints & Chemicals
Reduce food waste
Not so fast fashion choices
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Choose to refuse
We are encouraged to think about how we can reduce soft plastic waste.
Consider product alternatives that don’t include soft plastics. Buying loose fruit and vegetables rather than pre-packaged is a good start or invest in reusable mesh bags. Shop at farmers markets and stores where you can fill your own reusable containers.
Make your own bags or find bags that not only help you carry your fruit, but it helps store them.
Why put a banana in a bag when it comes with it's own bag?
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