City of Richmond
Grade seven students at École élémentaire John G. Diefenbaker Elementary School rallied into teams to generate creative ideas for reducing waste, developed presentations to share examples and photos with their classmates, and then posted their ideas on Richmond’s Holiday Waste Think Tank.
“It takes all of us working together to make significant progress towards reducing our waste and implementing more sustainable options. The impressive ideas shared by these students feature some excellent steps we can take over the holidays,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “My thanks go to the students, their teacher Ms. Setareh Foroushani and all of the community members who participated in the Holiday Waste Think Tank.” …