| No
time to waste, let's get
started… |
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| Energy
There are more than 2500
schools in New Zealand
- just imagine how much
power these schools are
using in lighting alone.
A simple conversion to
eco bulbs (CFLs or LEDs)
can make a world of difference.
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| Transport
A huge number of kids
get dropped at the school
gates in their parents'
cars. But simple steps
such as setting up a rideshare
schedule, or a walking
school bus for smaller
kids, could make a big
impact on reducing our
country's carbon emissions.
Not to mention easing
traffic congestion. |
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| Get your school Water
Wise. EcoMatters
has audited 45 schools
in Waitakere City for
water use. Leaky taps
are the tip of the iceberg.
Ever thought how much
water those constantly
flushing urinals use?
Tonnes… The Waterwise
audits will help your
school identify where
it can save water and
how to go about it. |
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| Waste
Just think of the thousands
of school lunches consumed
everyday. What's happening
to the scraps? This is
where a worm farm comes
in handy. Visit the big
one at Waitakere City
Council - it's designed
to deal with a large volume
of food scraps. Or ask
if your class can come
to the Sustainable
Living Centre and
see smaller bins in action.
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- School rubbish bins
can be divided into
recycling, general
rubbish, and food
scraps for the worms.
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- Make an outfit made
of trash - remember
to wash it well first!
Then enter 'Trash
to Fashion' with your
cool creation.
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| The
ultimate green
- Get your school to join
Enviroschools, the biggest,
greenest kids club in
the country - then teach
your parents all about
it. This exciting nationwide
green club provides heaps
of help and advice for
schools taking up the
sustainability challenge.
It's a great way to improve
your school's green cred
- and it could even win
awards. |
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| Cool
projects Want to
set up an organic garden
or composting system at
school? Keep
Waitakere Beautiful Trust
has a Schools Projects
fund to assist. |
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| Have a stream bordering
the school property? You
may be eligible for free
stream restoration plants
through Project
Twin Streams. |
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