From little things…
Christine Brown, Westbury Primary School Principal and Rebecca White MP, Labor leader and member for Lyons demonstrate their sorting skills at the new recycling hub now open at Westbury Primary School. Photo supplied.
This October, Westbury Primary School Fair launched a new community recycling hub.
School Principal Christine Brown and state Labor leader Rebecca White spoke to those present about the importance of grassroots recycling and the difference it can make to the environment.
Ms Brown described the long journey from the initial plan to buy extra bins for the school to collect recyclable items.
Over 18 months ago, the school received a grant from RACT to upgrade an old storage shed. Community interest and encouragement then led to another application for a grant from the Deloraine & Districts Community Bank.
This second grant provided the means to remove the old shed and replace it with a new structure.
With further assistance from Westbury Health, Meander Valley Council and the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group, Westbury Primary School now has its own purpose built community recycling hub.
Westbury Primary has been actively recycling for a number of years, composting food scraps, collecting soft plastics and filling three kerbside recycling bins every fortnight.
One class has even started a worm farm to use up their food scraps.
Ms Brown explained that the school’s commitment to recycling ‘comes from a deep-seated philosophy to be able to leave this planet in a better place and ensure that the generations to come have something to enjoy.’
She emphasised that it is the ‘many small things that we can all do to facilitate change’.
‘Every little bit counts, and this recycling hub is another step in making our world a better place.’
Recycling items at the hub will reduce landfill and allow more efficient recycling, make it easier for the Westbury community to make better choices about their recycling and waste disposal
The hub has clear directions for what can be recycled, providing separate ‘postboxes’ for clearly marked categories.
Everyone who has items to recycle is welcome to drop them into the hub which is accessed from Dexter Street.
