Collie-Preston MLA Mick Murray visited St Brigid’s School on Thursday, March 8 to hand over the $2175 Waste Wise grant the school recently received from the state government.
Mr Murray and members of the Shire of Collie were given a tour of the school by principal Daniel Graves and the school’s Environment Ministry, made up of students, to show the waste-reduction activities in place at the school.
The projects instituted by St Brigid’s School include the installation of vegetable gardens and a worm farm, the composting of food scraps and the reduction of packaging with food sold at the school’s canteen.
Mr Graves said the school had also instituted a three-bin system in the playground and in each of the classrooms, with students expected to separate their rubbish into recycling, organics and landfill like they would at home.
He also said the school’s Environment Ministry, made up of year six students, had taken responsibility of monitoring the recycling habits of their peers.
The state government’s Waste Wise Schools grant program provided $105,577 to 34 different schools to implement projects that will reduce waste.
Environment minister Stephen Dawson said it was pleasing to see a ‘reduce, reuse, recycle culture’ in WA schools.
“Students at Waste Wise Schools show an impressive commitment to changing their behaviour to avoid waste and minimise the amount that ends up in landfill,” Mr Dawson said.
“We need to follow the example being set by our kids.
“We all have a responsibility to do the right thing and adopt smarter waste management practices at home, at work and at school.”
