“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” With that spirit, Greenfield International School, Dharapuram, marked Waste Disposal Day on Tuesday, 7 July — turning a simple clean-up into a real lesson in responsibility.
Over the previous month, children across the school had been quietly saving up the dry waste from their homes — old newspapers, cardboard, plastic wrappers, bottles and packaging — instead of throwing it away. On Waste Disposal Day they brought it all to school, sorted and bagged, ready to be given a second life rather than sent to a landfill.
The collected waste was handed over to Narsoozhal, an organisation that recycles waste and encourages children to be environmentally conscious. In a lovely touch, Narsoozhal rewarded the young eco-warriors with notebooks, pens and colouring sets in exchange for what they had brought — a gentle reminder that responsible habits can give back to us too.
Small hands carried some surprisingly big bags, and with them, a big idea: that waste is only waste when we waste it. GFIS thanks every family who saved, sorted and sent in their dry waste, and the Narsoozhal team for helping our students take one more step towards a cleaner, greener Dharapuram.
