In my opinion the most pressing environmental issue is Pollution, more specifically the pollution we make. On Friday 11th of September we walked the streets of Kawakawa picking up rubbish. This was our way of contributing to the restoration of our once pristine landscape. Picking up rubbish applies a positive impact on our environment, even if it’s only picking up a small bit it’s still something.
Walking the streets of Kawakawa we found heaps and heaps of rubbish. Most of which were alcohol bottles, and plastic bags. I think as kaitiakitanga of Papatuanuku it is our responsibility to stop the contamination of our country. Filling around 6 rubbish bags of litter I think we did an alright job for our annual clean up. Although picking up rubbish may seem boring we seem to enjoy it, it’s a good chance for us to bond as a class and just have an overall good time.
Together as a class I think we made a positive impact on our earth. Even though it wasn’t much we still did a lot to help. I think as a school/community to help the environment we can be more sustainable with our use of plastics etc. We can watch how much we waste and make sure we put our rubbish in the bin and not on the ground.
I think that doing the annual rubbish pickup is a good idea, not only because it’s helping restore the environment but also because it gives students a chance to be hands on and actually see how rubbish impacts our environment. This year was our second year of the Keep New Zealand beautiful scheme, and I think it was a success. I’m glad we had the opportunity to do the clean up, and i’d like to do it again.
