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Reducing plastic waste is a huge challenge when so many products come in packaging that can't be recycled. This is where the Eco-Brick comes in! March 18 is known as the Global Recycling Day. So, this Global Recycling Day, why not begin by starting the process of making your own Eco-Brick.
Eco-bricking allows us to be 100% sure our plastic doesn't get into the biosphere and therefore helping us to consider our consumption of items packaged with non-recyclable plastics. You will need to start with a small clear plastic bottle. From there fill it with other plastic packaging that is not able to be recycled (you may need to cut up your plastics to fit).
The bottle will get harder to fill as it gets to the top, but use a small pen or stick to push down the plastics inside until no more can fit. You can then use your Eco-Bricks to forms structures of their own, the more you fill the more you can make. Ensuring responsible consumption and production.
What's THE PROCESS?
- Register your interest in each challenge
- Take part
- Submit photo or video evidence of completing the challenge
- Once approved by our administrators, collect points and badges
- See how you measure up on the leaderboards
- Sleep
- Repeat
POINTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS:
How many points can I win for each challenge?
- 10 points for completing a virtual challenge and submitting evidence
- 10 points for attending an in-person challenge and submitting evidence
- 20 points for suggesting your own challenge and it being successfully accepted by Planet Earth Games
- 25 points for completing a challenge that coincides with an environmental occasion (e.g. Earth Day) as identified by Planet Earth Games
- 50 points for completing a challenge that lasts one week or more as identified by Planet Earth Games (e.g. Veganuary)
POINTS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL GROUP SUBMISSIONS:
How many points can our school win for each challenge?
- 100 points for completing a virtual challenge and submitting evidence
- 100 points for attending an in-person challenge and submitting evidence
- 250 points for completing a challenge that coincides with an environmental occasion (e.g. Earth Day) as identified by Planet Earth Games
- 500 points for completing a challenge that lasts one week or more as identified by Planet Earth Games (e.g. Veganuary)
Earn badges:
There are 8 challenge themes each represented by a different badge:
Good Health and Wellbeing
Affordable and Clean Energy
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Partnerships for the goals
When you complete 3 challenges within the same theme you earn the corresponding badge.
EARN PLANET CHAMPION STATUS BADGES:
Keep earning those points! For each milestone you reach, you will be awarded a Planet Champion Status badge.
Track your progress on your profile page.
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