Where does our rubbish go and why are we bothering to separate and recycle?
We began our project creating an interactive recycling game to help us sort what waste goes in what bins.
Once we knew where to put things we started wondering where it would end up? A visit from our community Waste Management Team ‘Cleanaway’ showed us where the rubbish we create goes and what we can do to reduce our waste going to landfill, she also shared some amazing facts...
Did you know?
Our rubbish can generate power that drives machines that produce house bricks. In fact, one national landfill project contributes to the creation of 130 million bricks every year (which is enough to build around 145,000 homes)
Oil can be recycled? Over 150 million litres of mineral oil is collected from mechanics, workshops and businesses each year. It is then cleaned and recycled through a hydrogenation process and reused in cars, trucks, machinery, production and industry.
Organic waste like kitchen scraps easily convert into high nutrient, organic fertiliser so more food can grow in your garden. At home, simple worm farms are easy to create… When waste managers help out with composting, over 200,000 tonnes of fertiliser can be produced!!
The children at Canterbury South OSHC say “Separate your garbage for good!”
Just a few kilometers from CSOSHC is the Cooks River. Children from the area love riding their bikes and playing in the nearby parks. River health has greatly improved over recent years as heavy industry has moved away, now one of the biggest threats to the river is people pollution. Our recycling game has helped children think about what is rubbish and where it belongs, some of our children are even writing to the Prime Minister, urging him to help by banning the bag!
