We have recently signed up to the Paper 4 Trees Carbon Reduction Programme. This programme is all about recycling PAPER & CARDBOARD and is supported by the wonderful people at the Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust (EERST) & Full Circle (A Recycling Company).
EERST have provided us with containers to collect our paper & cardboard.& they will also donate 5 trees,shrubs or grasses to our centre every year, for free, just for doing our bit for the environment.
Full Circle have provided a free recycling bin and will collect our paper & cardboard on a weekly basis. For every tonne of recyling we collect we receive a donation.
We are encouraging the children at the centre to recycle their used paper and cardboard by placing it in the bins provided and we would like to encourage our Te Ao Hou parents & families to do the same.
Just bring your paper and cardboard to the centre during the week and place it in the bins or give it to a staff member. The more we collect the better it is for the environment and our bank account.
You may already be recyling at home using the Council bins but this recycling programme is much better for the environment. The paper and cardboard is recycled separately so it does not get compacted with other recycled tin, glass and plastics, which cannot be re-used.
Lets work together "towards zero waste and a sustainable New Zealand"
