Director of Plant The Seed, Damien Hewitt, recently had a conversation with us about recycling and the work they do with schools in South Africa trying to create a better recycling system.
Why is recycling a very positive thing to have? The term a plaster on a bullet wound” is an apt way to express that we are creating a solution, but also that we are not doing everything we can to fix the problem. Recycling can have a significant impact on the amount of waste and pollution in the world.
Rustenburg uses recycling very well, especially with the implementation of colour-coded bins.
Our school tries to protect and keep the environment as healthy as possible. Pollution is one of our biggest problems and a huge problem to solve, but if you take most of the materials you use in a day and recycle them, it can make an immediate change to our environment.
Recycling gives us many benefits such as:
Cleaner and better quality air
Better habitat conditions (for living organisms)
It will keep us healthy
To make recycling more efficient, just take a second to think if the item is recyclable or if you are putting it in the correct bin. We can raise awareness by educating people about the importance of not placing food or general waste in any of the recycling bins.
If a material has remains of food waste, for example, an oily container, always try to use something like a paper towel to wipe off the remaining waste. Not doing this can make some materials non-recyclable and create a big mess.
Recycling plays a huge role in our school and who we are because of the time and care our school takes to use recycling.
That is how our school, Rustenberg Girls’ Junior, uses recycling.
Written by Zahra Gangrakar 7A
