Northern suburbs school takes sustainability to another level

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A northern suburbs school is championing sustainability and has managed to reduce its landfill waste by 40 per cent through a series of initiatives aimed at promoting environmental responsibility.

A school in the northern suburbs has reduced its landfill waste by 40 per cent through an extensive sustainability project aimed at teaching students about environmental responsibility.

Greenwood College’s sustainability project started in 2024, and since then the school has implemented a series of initiatives, including a community garden, a sustainability club, and 20 waste and recycling bin stations with appropriate signage.

Head of technologies Jodie de Jersey is the teacher behind this project.

She said almost all the school’s waste went into two general waste skips before the changes.

“I knew we could do better, but I wanted it to be about more than just recycling bins,” Ms de Jersey said.

“It was about changing the culture and giving students opportunities to take responsibility for their environment.”

Other initiatives include dedicated paper recycling bins in classrooms, battery recycling points, and organic waste management through composting and worm farming.

Student awareness has also improved, with 85 per cent reporting confidence in correctly sorting their waste.

This year, the school also introduced a week-long event known as Green Week, planned and delivered by students from the sustainability club.

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