Bag Too Small For Washable Food Container

I chaired a review meeting for the SMART RANGER pilot project last Friday. The project involving 5 schools in PJ is to educate the students and teachers on recycling and sustainability. Many interesting programmes were implemented. These include the campaign for recycling, composting, planting, minimising the use of plastic bag. But, one of the campaign that generated some interest and debate is the Bringing Your Own Container Campaign. The campaign urge students to bring their own container for food. Instead of buying the food with plastic wrapping or even the polystyrene, the students will have them with their container. The Campaign is getting well progressively with the pupils at primary level. Similar campaign is thought to have not achieved the same result at the secondary level. A teacher was cautious about the dull looking container that might not welcome by the teenagers and also the size is too large for the school bag which is having extra size at the moment. Presently, students have too many reference books and stationary to carry with them and to ask them to bring extra item is definitely unwelcome.

All the while, we have only talked about promoting good environmental practices amongst the student, never realising that they are, too burdened with other things. The project has provided some good insight about practicality.