Circular Economy Workshop by Jane and Ilhana
On Monday, Caitríona from Global Action Plan visited us to talk about the circular economy.
The circular economy is when things are reused and put back into the world instead of being thrown away and being burnt, landfill etc.
Caitríona told us about recycling and that she had a bag made out of bouncy castles and she had another bag made out of Capri sun.
She talked about the waste and plastic in the world, she told us that Coca Cola is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world.
She lives in Cabra and works in Ballymun near the Rediscovery centre.
She told us that every day, when walking her children to school, she sees fully overflowing rubbish bins near her home. This upsets her a lot and that she wishes the council would add more bins.
She encouraged us to look out for many eco-friendly brands and organizations like Castleknock Tidy Towns, Too Good To Go and Food Cloud.
We really enjoyed learning about how we can help our environment in school and at home.