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The holiday season is full of joy, but it can also create a lot of waste. From our friends at the Sustainable Schools Program, here are some tips for a waste wise celebration.

Merici College awarded 4 Star accredited sustainable school in the ACT - a fantastic achievement on our sustainability journey and with ACT Sustainable Schools Program.

A few weeks remain to reduce waste to landfill with the Lids4Kids Waste Warrior bin at Student Services.

Last Friday 7 November, the 2025 Sustainability Captain, Rebecca Price, was awarded Young Canberra Citizen of the Year in the Environment and Sustainability category.

4900 kilograms of food waste has been diverted from landfill!

Sw(op) Shop next Friday! 7 November at lunchtime in CRLC.

This species has suffered a 99% decline in its population and is listed as an Endangered Species.

You are invited to participate in the Merici College Sw(op) shop, an annual event to prolong the life of fashion items and divert them from landfill.

That means it is time to spring clean! Over the holidays, gather your unwanted, clean, re-usable items and prepare to send them into Merici in Term 4!

Fallen leaves can significantly impact water quality by releasing nutrients during decomposition, leading to issues including algal blooms and eutrophication.

The hard to recycle station now includes a Lids4Kids Zero Waste Warrior collection bin.

AUSMAP is looking for volunteers for the National Citizen Science Project for the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project.