Did you know, every day, humans use more than 500 million straws. If you lined these up end-to-end, they would wrap around the planet earth four times, every single day.

One of the many positive outcomes which have emerged from Distance Learning in Term 2 has been the introduction of the “Straw No More” campaign at St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School.

Bella Wyatt, one of our Year 3 students initiated the StrawNoMore Pledge. During her distance learning from home, Bella investigated the impact of plastic straws on the ocean and the environment in general.

In Term 3, St Paul’s signed the “StrawNoMore Forever Pledge” and Bella spoke at school assembly to educate the students about what the Forever Pledge aims to achieve. The StrawNoMore Campaign aims to educate our school community about reducing the use of plastic straws both at school and within the home environment.

Our school audit showed that juice Poppers from home is the number source of plastic straw use at St Paul’s. We aren’t asking you to stop buying or supplying juice for your child at school anymore, but to look at an alternative juice storage option for your student. We will also be reminding and encouraging the student body to use paper, aluminum, glass, bamboo or silicone straws instead of plastic straws.”

St Paul’s would like to thank Bella for her forward-thinking and encourages all students to support his great environmental initiative.