2013 School Magazine

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The Girls Grammar conservation group GECO (Grammar Environmental Conservation Organisation) works to raise awareness about the welfare of our planet, as well as to encourage students to learn habits such as recycling that will benefit our environment This year GECO members, in conjunction with the Student Council, have promoted waste management and recycling at School. This has involved the implementation of plastic and aluminium recycling bins around eating areas and the annual paper recycling box competition. The Student Council also began weekly Rubbish Patrols to help keep BGGS clean. Our printer cartridge, paper. mobile phone and battery recycling programmes have been mainta'ned

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Mattea Horthy at a GGG project weekend

Also this year. GECO has worked to give girls opportunities to help save endangered species through the adoption of animals such as snow leopards. pygmy elephants. polar bears and many more The new Fig Tree Pocket campus has provided further opportunities for BGGS environmental initiatives in the form of weekend Grammar Goes Green

The winning recycling box

ROSABEL HORTHY 12 MACKAY AND MATTEA HORTHY 12 MACKAY

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