Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

With a focus on sustainable practice in our Kindy we have some new bins that the tamariki are becoming really familiar with. We have always had a focus on Recycling paper, card and hard plastic and glass but we are now recycling soft plastic too. We were amazed that most of our rubbish including chippy and muesli bar packets, soft yoghurt pouches, courier bags and cling film that were being sent to landfill can all be dropped off to a Soft recycling bin in the wider community.  Our bins are clearly labeled for the tamariki to take ownership of this, learning about how they can be tidy kiwis who Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as they sort the rubbish out after meal times and at the end of the day. We support the children to be kaitiaki of not only their Kindy but the planet we live on so it is great that they are building their knowledge on how we can do this!