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September 4, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #27 – Green and Clean!
Bar soap is made with three primary ingredients: oil/fat, water, and lye. Compare this to the list of ingredients from a bottle of body wash pictured.
August 31, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #26 – Action to reduce your environmental impact and save money at home
A couple of simple actions can reduce your water consumption and save you money.
August 31, 2020
The Road to Academic Excellence
Everyone's road to academic excellence is different. When we support each other, that is when we really thrive.
August 19, 2020
Merici Green Tip #25 – How to make your household sponge better for your wallet and the environment…
August 13, 2020
Merici Green Tip #24 – What does the Pope say about climate change?
The Pope has called for the de-carbonization of the global economy and urges investment in clean and renewable energy to protect the world's oceans and ecological systems.
August 6, 2020
Merici Green Tip #23 – Has solar at Merici made a difference?
Since installation in February last year 168.54MWh have been generated.
July 30, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #22 – What happens to our used batteries at Merici?
Here at Merici our used batteries are collected and taken to Aldi for recycling. The displayed photo of the batteries that we have collected which will be recycled.
July 23, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #21 – We have heaps of water, right?
So there has been some rain, the fires are out, it’s green, we must have plenty of water in the dams right?
July 2, 2020
Holiday Green Tip – Choose to Refuse Plastic Challenge!
Can you rise to the challenge these holidays?
June 30, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #20 – Merici Awarded 5-Star Accreditation
June 25, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #19 – Plastic Waste at Merici
Using an online calculator, the students in Ms Heydenrych's Year 9 Science class worked out that they each generate an average of 7.29kgs of plastic waste per year at school.
June 16, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #18 – Environment or Economy?
Protection of the environment is sometimes argued to come at the expense of the economy.