Make Less Garbage

This week at Jackman, we were encouraged to consider a very important eco goal.  We need to...Make Less Garbage!  This is achieved when we reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible.   Reduce means... making less garbage and using less 'stuff'.   We need to be more aware of the packaging that all our 'stuff' comes in.  Reuse means... using things again.  It's easy to pack a waste-free lunch with reusable containers, bring a reusable water bottle to school.  Reusable coffee cups too.  Recycle means... making things new again.   We can recycle papers and many other things at school.  We need to educate ourselves about what can and cannot be recycled.   Unfortunately, coffee cups and snack wrappers cannot be recycled.   

We also realize that composting is nature's way of recycling.   At Jackman we turn our apple cores, banana peelings and other fruit scraps into rich compost.   Then we use this compost in our gardens.  It's a win-win situation.   We win because we make less garbage.  We also win because our gardens are healthier.   

If we do our part in reducing, reusing and recycling as much as we can, then we'll be sending less waste to landfill.   Did you know that Toronto's landfill is 200km away, near London, Ontario?   We had a laugh when we discovered that Toronto's Landfill is called 'Green' Lane.  There's nothing 'green' about this landfill.  

We are committed to reducing our waste at Jackman.  Will you join us?