1)Just a reminder gentle that the bottles collected for the competition has to be washed. Please take note that dirty bottles will not be counted or collected.
2)The next collection date would be on 11 March (Wednesday)2-6pm*
Why is Republic Polytechnic organising this challenge?
-The key objective of recycling waste material and encouraging a reduction of use of plastic bottles, this event aims to raise and strengthen the awareness of recycling and also to encourage a reduction of use of plastic bottles amongst secondary school students.
-To create and raise the environmental awareness amongst students by encouraging the recycling of waste material and
-Through the collection process, we hope youths will realise the sheer number of plastic bottles that are thrown away daily and the fact that these bottles can be recycled. Hopefully, this will help them make environmentally friendly choices by reducing the need to purchase consumer goods packed in plastic bottles.
-Reaching out to the community around us and involving them in our green movement
-Creating a platform to allow RP students to contribute to the environment by engaging other youths in this green effort
-To increase awareness about light pollution and how individuals can do their part to reduce energy consumption.
Total number of Plastic Bottles collected as of (11 Mar 09) is: 100570
1.Ang Mo Kio Secondary School 2.Boon Lay Secondary School 3.Fajar Secondary School 4.Huayi Secondary School 5.North View Secondary School 6.Orchid Park Secondary School 7.Riverside Secondary School 8.Unity Secondary School 9.Yusof Ishak Secondary School 10.Zhenghua Secondary School
Participating secondary schools (in alphabetical order)
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School Boon Lay Secondary School Bt Panjang Govt High Deyi Secondary School Fajar Secondary School Fuhua Secondary School Hillgrove Secondary School Hua Yi Secondary School Jurong West Secondary School North View Secondary School Orchid Park Secondary School Riverside Secondary School Sembawang Secondary School Swiss Cottage Secondary School Woodgrove Secondary School Unity Secondary School Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Yusof Ishak Secondary School Zhenghua Secondary School
