Campaign helps schools to be sustainable

Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland is the first school to be part of the Equico-Eco initiative that aims to improve the sustainability of NZ‘s schools.

The free programme enables schools to dispose of ICT equipment in an environmentally friendly way.

Electronic waste, including PCs and monitors, is collected directly from participating schools, before being disposed of using cutting-edge recycling technology.

“Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing challenges facing the environment today…[The initiative] is committed to helping our schools dispose of old and unused technology equipment in a safe, inexpensive and sustainable way,” says Equico Managing Director, Paul Beattie.

Stephanie Anich, Principal of Richmond Road School says that this is a positive step in enabling NZ schools to be more sustainable.

“Schools are acutely aware of the need to look after the interests of future generations and [the campaign] is an important step in helping achieve this goal.

“We are proud to have such a worthwhile initiative launched at our school. Our students are becoming increasingly environmentally aware and responsible, and as a school, we strive to be as sustainable as possible.”

An estimated 60 schools are expected to take part in the two week long initiative.