Term 1 What's On newsletter Weeks 6 and 7
Submitted by mericiadmin on March 3, 2022 - 11:57amPlease click here to find our latest What's On newsletter.
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Call out to the Merici Community...
Our Terracycle collection is now ready to take your donations in the entry to Student Services.
For oral care products:
Please only toothpaste tubes and caps, manual toothbrushes, electric toothbrush heads, and floss containers.
Not accepted are electronic toothbrush handles and bases. Terracycle offers a separate programme for these items if you are keen to follow up.
For beauty product packages:
Every year thousands of tonnes of batteries are used in Australia, many of which dangerously end up in landfills.
The metals found in alkaline and rechargeable batteries include cadmium, mercury and lead.
If left exposed, these metals can leak and contaminate the soil and groundwater, causing significant health and environmental risks.
Rechargeable batteries are considered hazardous waste and should never be thrown away as general waste.
Merici College Co-curricular Activities Expo happening now with over 30 clubs for our students to sign up for! A special thank you to all our co-curricular facilitators, club members, coaches, managers for supporting our Co-curricular Program and providing so many opportunities to our students. #mericipride #mericicocurricular
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If you have wondered if your individual efforts to compost can make a difference, read on.....
Australian group, Compost Revolution, tested the idea across 41,000 Australian homes.
The result was 10 million kgs of food waste diverted from landfill and 19 million kgs of greenhouse gases avoided.
Just how much is 10 million kgs?
That's the equivalent of over 83,000 full-size wheelie bins of perfectly good resources U-turned out of landfill and sent back to the Earth to replenish the soil, grow veggies and plants, and sequester carbon or:
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The Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Department has enjoyed a very productive year despite the restrictions of COVID-19 lockdown. In February, we welcomed a new visual art teacher, Ms. Holly Bray, to our team and she has inspired the students to create some remarkable art works this year. We also welcomed Ms. Stacey Kernaghan, who has been sharing her knowledge of media with the Year 9 and 10 students.
As we approach the end of the year and the festive season....
A general sustainable gift-giving philosophy is:
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