Waste Not at Sydney Girls High

Waste Not at Sydney Girls High

Total Environment Centre (TEC) is launching a new interactive educational resource built around its award winning documentary film Waste Not, this Friday, June 14th at Sydney Girls High Marine and Green environment day.

'Sustainability is one of three cross-curricular priorities in the new Australian Curriculum for 2014," said Ruth Hessey, the writer director of Waste Not. 'Sydney Girls High has made a significant commitment to environment education in response to student concern and TEC is thrilled to be introducing the new website to this particular audience."

Key note speakers for Marine and Green will discuss climate change and sustainable living, with particular emphasis on recycling as it relates to marine conservation. They include Professor David Booth (UTS), Professor Iain Suthers (UNSW), and filmmaker Michelle Stone (Plastic Soup).

Waste Not was originally funded by City of Sydney and  Councillor John Mant will attend to support the website launch, along with Ian Kiernan AO, Chairman of Clean Up Australia, Tim Silverwood from Take 3, and Jeff Angel from TEC. Bev the Bottle will appear with a bevy of teen green bottles in support of the Cash For Containers campaign.

'Good, clear, interactive information about recycling is not just about environmental benefits," said Mr Kiernan. 'The economics are becoming urgent, as we see dwindling resources and the spread of plastic pollution."

The Waste Not website carries free learning activities for junior and senior high school students in 4 subjects - English, Science, Geography, Art. Designed by Monica Monin, the Waste Not website was funded by the Pratt and Myer Foundations through Documentary Australia Foundation.

'Recent research indicates that school age children may be losing track of the importance of recycling," said Mr Angel. 'The new website is a tribute to the waste heroes who keep our cities clean and productive."´

Waste Not has been translated into Chinese, Turkish and Spanish. It is distributed in the AustralAsia Pacific region by Ronin Films. It has screened at over 25 international film festival and has won several awards including Best Documentary Film at St Kilda Film Festival 2011, and Best Cinematography at WOW Film Festival 2012. It has been purchased by corporations such as Qantas, the NAB, Fujitsu, and hundreds of universities, TAFEs, schools and local councils around Australia and overseas.

www.wastenot.org.au