As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, our Year 5 and 6 students recently took part in two action-packed Enviro Days focused on understanding and reducing food waste.
Students explored the issue of food waste—why it happens, and what impact it has on our environment. A highlight was a special presentation from OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Students were shocked to learn that one in five bags of groceries ends up in the bin, and that over 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted in Australia each year—enough to fill the MCG nine times over!
After learning these facts, students focused on solutions. They engaged with activities like:
- Designing a pizza using ingredients that are often thrown away
- Creating compost and learning about its role in reducing landfill
- Conducting a food waste audit to measure what’s really going in the bin
- Taking part in Taste the Waste, where they sampled often-discarded parts of food like cauliflower leaves and radish tops.
These days provided valuable opportunities for students to reflect on their own habits and consider practical ways to make a difference. They left feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to take small steps towards a more sustainable future.
