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• 8milliontonnnesofplasticisgoingintotheseaeachyear

• Thefraughtpoliticsofthecontainerdepositscheme

• Howreducingfoodwastecouldeaseclimatechange

• PrinceCharlescallsoceanwaste‘oneissuewecannotignore’

What’s happening in the news...

waste Audit At bombala High school

Awasteauditisdesignedtoquantifytheamountsandtypesofwastegeneratedatschool.Thisinformationcanthenbeusedasevidencetosupportaplantosupportaschooltoimprovewastemanagement.ThisisexactlywhatstudentsatBombalaHShavesetaboutachievingwithsupportfromaSERRGmini-grantonTuesday17thofMarch.Year10studentsbusiedthem-selvessortingadaysworthoftheschoolsgeneralrubbishintooneofelevencategoriesandcarefullyweighedeachmaterial(resultsshown)toreveal...keepreadinghere.

environmentAL trust eco schools grants

Haveyoubeensittingonabrilliantideaonhowtomakeyourschoolmoreenvironmentallysustainablebutneedsomeextrafundstogetitstarted?ThengetyourapplicationintotheEcoSchoolsgrantsbeforethe15th of May!Therearearound80grantsof$3,500overtwoyearsupforgrabs.Findoutmorehere.

safe disposal of sharps

Thislittlecanineisthefaceofanewcampaignbeingundertakenbycouncilsacrossthesoutheasttoensurethatsharpsaresafelyandcarefullydisposedof.Tohelpmakethisareality,anewAppisbeinglaunchedtitled‘SafeSharpLocations’thatrevealswheredisposalunitsarelocatedinourcommunities...

Theshort-filmcompetitionwillrunagain.Keepyoureyespeeledformoreinformationcomingsoon!

THE SIN BINWelcometotheveryexciting13theditionoftheSinBin!WearedelightedtofeaturethecomicgeniusofWalkleyAward-winningcartoonist,FirstDogontheMoon.Hemadethecartoonjustforustoallgiggleatandusetoencouragemorediscussionaboutwasteeducation.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestapproachforcommunicatingwastemessagestoyoungpeople?Lookoutforthecartooninahighschoolnearyouandfeelfreetoshareitamongstyourpeersandcolleagues.

AndnowinotherSinBinnews...

teaching resources

Short films from City of Sydney Council - Withsubjectssuchasrecycling,thecircleoflife(wastepun)andchemicalsgonerougethe‘afterlife’seriesvideosarefunny,educationalandworthalook(availableontheSERRGresourcespage,justscrolldowntofindthem).

Fact Sheets - MidWasteislikeSERRGbutforthemidnorthcoast.Ontheirwebsiteisagreatvarietyofeasytoreadfactsheetsfromavarietyofdifferentorganisations.

Material Percentage of TotalOrganics 48.3%Paper 25.5%Cardboard 3.9%Plastics(1–7*)17.4%TetraPacks 1.3%Aluminium 1.2%Composites 1.0%Metals 0.4%E-Waste 0.1%Unknown 1.0%

Waste Audit Results:

http://theconversation.com/eight-million-tonnes-of-plastic-are-going-into-the-ocean-each-year-37521

http://theconversation.com/eight-million-tonnes-of-plastic-are-going-into-the-ocean-each-year-37521

http://theconversation.com/spin-the-bottle-the-fraught-politics-of-container-deposit-schemes-37981

http://theconversation.com/spin-the-bottle-the-fraught-politics-of-container-deposit-schemes-37981

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150122-food-waste-climate-change-hunger/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20150122news-foodwaste&utm_campaign=Content&sf7076171=1

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150122-food-waste-climate-change-hunger/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20150122news-foodwaste&utm_campaign=Content&sf7076171=1

http://time.com/3750375/environment-prince-charles-oceans/#3750375/environment-prince-charles-oceans/



http://serrg.nsw.gov.au/2015/bombala-high-school-start-to-get-it-sorted/

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/grants/schools.htm

http://serrg.nsw.gov.au/2015/sharps-safe-disposal/

http://serrg.nsw.gov.au/resources/education/

http://www.midwaste.org.au/factsheets/

e13Trash talk... conversations across the region

Changeology continues -TeachersusingthestaffroomatBateman’sBayHighSchoolarenowseparatingtheirfoodwasteintosmallbenchtopcompostbins.Thebinsarethensentdowntothewormfarm.Bateman’sBayHighSchoolarenowgettingreadyforstagetwoofthechangeol-ogyproject-asecondwormfarm.ListenheretoDougReckord(BEEC)talkingaboutthehowtheprogambroughtpeopletogethertogetrealchangehappeninginwastereduction.

Meetings at Bournda -AvisitfromTobyBrowne,WasteServicesManageratBegaValleyShireCouncil,resultedindiscussionongeographystudentsfromBegaHighSchoolbeingabletogoonanexcursiontoawastefacilityintheBegaValley.Thiswillbesuretogetthekidsthinkingaboutissuesassociatedwiththewastestream-suchasmanagementandwaystoreducewastebeinggenerated.

GeoffPryoralsovisitedBourndaEECtodiscusstheEducationProgramwithAllyMadden(projectofficer)andDougReckord(projectmanager)onthe23rdofMarch.Theconversationwasveryconstructiveespeciallywithregardtosomeexcitingworkshopsbeingplannedinlateterm2inBateman’sBayandHarden!!

Social Science Teachers Meeting - AllyMaddenandDougReckordweregiventheopportunitytopresenttogeographyteachersfromEdentoUlladullashowcasingthenewteachingresource“ReConsideringWaste”andtheotheropportunitiesavailablethroughtheSERRGEducationProgram.

Keep NSW Beautiful Awards - TeenaRileyfromGoulburnMulwareeCouncilisworkingtowardssubmittinganapplicationinthenextroundofawardstoshowcasetheachievementsofGoulburnHighSchoolsnewrecyclingprogram.GoodluckTeenaandGHS!

Bombala High School Students undertaking a waste audit

http://69.195.124.151/~sesaproj/?page_id=278

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