It has begun!

Thank you to all those who brought in plastic bottles for us to use.
The first few steps on the construction of the Green house has begun. We have begun cleaning and de-labelling the bottles.

First we rinsed out all of the plastic bottles, and then we cut off and separated the labels.
One problem we encountered was, many milk bottles that were given to us were not rinsed out properly, which over the period of 3 months stated to accumulate mold. The mold caused the plastic to excrete a foul stench. It also made it unusable for the construction of the Green House,         because the bacteria may cause problems to the crops grow inside it.

In the future of you choose to give us any more plastic bottles which previously contained milk or any other dairy products, please rinse out the contents before giving it in, so it is usable. ☺

If you have any plastic bottles that you would like to give in, please bring them to Ms. Munthree in W05. If you do not attend Alfriston College but would still like to make a contribution, please comment your email address down below or contact us at forthefutureac@gmail.com. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by us and the wider community.

Sincerely,
For the Future Group

2017 Update

The For the Future Group sincerely apologizes for being inactive over the past few months. As many know, our students were faced with NCEA External exams at the end of 2016 and then went off to a well deserved holiday after the efforts they put in throughout 2016.

We are glad to inform you that we will continue our efforts in this group and our efforts to improve the environmental status of our community. The group will continue to meet once week to discuss the construction of the plastic bottle greenhouse. We will start cleaning out the plastic bottles we have collected while other members will sort out the brick molds for the plastic bottles.

We will continue to update this blog with our progress as often as possible. If you have any plastic bottles that you would like to give in, please bring them to Ms. Munthree in W05. If you do not attend Alfriston College but would still like to make a contribution, please comment your email address down below or contact us at forthefutureac@gmail.com. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by us and the wider community.

Sincerely,
For the Future Group