Category: Co-Curricular
November 18, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #36 – A different approach to buying clothes!
According to https://www.onegreenplanet.org/ fashion is the second largest water polluter in the world.
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November 11, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #35 – Canberra’s Zero Waste Festival this week online
To celebrate National Recycling Week, Canberra's Zero Waste Festival is on this week, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November.
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October 29, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #33 – Save clothing from landfill at Merici Sw(op) Shop event Tuesday 3 November
Australians buy an average of 27 kilograms of new textiles each year and then discard about 23 kilograms into landfill
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September 22, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #30 Get your pre-loved clothes ready, it’s SW(OP) shop time!
Who can forget the alarming clothing waste depicted in the ABC's War on Waste. The mountain of clothing which Australian's throw out every 10 minutes weighs approx 6000kg.
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September 8, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #28 – Which country is the world’s highest emitter of CO2?
ABC's Fight for Planet A finds that it is..... Australia.
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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.
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June 30, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #20 – Merici Awarded 5-Star Accreditation
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March 17, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #6 – Composting
Last week the SAM group met with Brook from the Hackett Compost Collective and learnt about all the benefits composting has for the environment.
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March 4, 2020
Merici College Green Tip #4 – Net Zero Emissions needed by 2050
Australia would need to reduce emissions by 40 - 65 per cent by 2030, with no carryover credits!
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December 3, 2019
Merici College Green Tip #38 – Terracycle Collection
Our Terracycle collection is closing this week.
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