THE importance of reusing and recycling was reinforced to students in an interactive performance at Mulga Street Primary School on Thursday with Keeping South Australia Beautiful’s Wipe Out Waste initiative.
The performance coincided with environmental month and arrived in Mount Gambier to educate schools on the valuable lessons of reusing and recycling to reduce waste and encourage students to adapt more sustainable behaviour.
Wipe Out Waste coordinator Jo Hendrikx said the presentation encourages the reduction of discarded material, including plastics and other packaging.
“We see significant improvements after our visits to schools and kindergartens in the region, which is a positive sign,” she said.
“Compared to our visit to Gladigau Park Kindergarten in 2014 and return this year, they have reduced their amount of waste threefold.”
Ms Hendrikx said South East schools were always supportive of the initiative since it began in 2006 and Mulga Street Primary was one of the leaders in the state.
Mount Gambier City Council environmental sustainability officer Carmel Ron said it was important to educate the entire community and it was also highly important for children to understand the basics of reusing and recycling.
“It is great for kids to go home and tell their parents what they have learnt and the performance shows them how to reuse and recycle in a fun way,” Ms Ron said.
Mulga Street Primary School student Emmerson said she enjoyed the performance as it was fun and that she learnt many new things.
This was the second time the group had visited the school and it was a combined effort from Green Industries SA and Wipe Out Waste.
