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August 21, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #25 – No Water, No Life!
Let's conserve our water and be aware of what we put down the drains - think before you get to the sink!
August 14, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #24 – We’re running out of time, but there is still hope.” Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough looks at a planet on the verge of climate catastrophe
August 7, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #23 – Water Conservation
Today the combined water total for our four water storage dams in Canberra is 55.73% according to ICON water.
July 31, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #22 – Can you plant a tree too?
National Tree Day is a call to action for all Australians to put their hands in the earth and give back to their community.
July 23, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #21 – Sunglasses upcycled from commercial fishing nets!
If you are in the market for some new sunglasses, consider these.....they are upcycled from commercial gill nets removed from the Great Barrier Reef.
July 2, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #20 – Terracycle “Recycling the Unrecyclable”
Toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, their packaging and dental floss containers are not recyclable through conventional recycling streams.
June 25, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #19 – It’s not only whales eating plastic…What’s your plastic diet?
On average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card.
June 18, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #18 – Why action on plastics in the ocean matters….
Say no to single-use plastics including balloons!
June 11, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #16 – Please say NO!
It would be a positive action for sustainability and the school if you would decline such items at point of purchase.
June 4, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #16 – World Environment Day
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year!
May 30, 2019
Merici Green Tip #15 – The search engine that plants trees!
Ecosia is an Internet search engine that plants trees by donating 80% or more of its surplus income to non-profit organizations ...
May 21, 2019
Merici Green Tip #14 – You will be shocked!
If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind the U.S. and China.