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Waste Audit 2018

7/1/2018

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In Term 2 our school collected rubbish for our annual waste audit. We had to take all our rubbish and recycling to the hall to see what was able to be sustainably discarded, and what was going to be landfill.  We sorted all of the rubbish into boxes by their different type.  Eg, organic waste, recycling, landfill. We weighed & recorded them one by one. The landfill was 200g. If the paper towels were included it would have been 600g.  Last year it was 900 grams. Tony, our Enviro Schools expert,  was very surprised.  At the end of the day the results were great and we should be proud of what we do at North Loburn School.  We need to continue to remember to put our waste in the right place!
By Cate, Sophia & Grace
​NLS Enviroleaders

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More T Shirt Bags!

7/1/2018

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For two sessions we had Lesley Ottey from Eco Educate come to talk to us. She was taught us how to make t-shirt bags. We joined with our Year 7-8 class and they helped us make no-sew bags from old t-shirts. These upcycled reusable bags are being handed out in community with the important message about reducing single use plastic.  Some went to the hardworking volunteers at budget services and some have also gone to some local RTLBs to use as teaching kits.  The bulk are for sale, gold coin , at CBK in Kaiapoi with money going to Kaiapoi food forest.  We are making these no sew bags because we are trying to reduce the amount of single use plastic bags and generally just plastic we use.  It also reduces our landfill.
By Sarah, Hayley, Sophie, Katie, Jorja
​NLS Enviroleaders
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Yet Another Award!

7/1/2018

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In 2017, Ranger Campbell, Tom and Izzy made a video to support ‘Plastic Straw Free Rangiora. The video has won a number of national competitions, the first of which was 'The Outlook for Someday' Enviroschools Sustainable Future Award. Recently is has won yet another competition in the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, earning North Loburn School a $200 voucher that will be going towards the schools enviro projects. They went to the local shops in Rangiora and inquired about their use of plastic straws and what alternatives could be used. Many local cafes are now plastic straw free.  The message  of the video is simple - just say "No straw please" and help cut down on single use plastic. 
​Check out the video here "
Straw Free Rangiora​"

By Charley, Eliza, Gwen, Lucy and Sophie.
 NLS Enviroleaders
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