STUDENTS OF PANDA HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL VISITS RAPOS PAPER STRAWS FACTORY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR.

The students were very excited to see the factory of Paper Straws. 

How Students Can Help Reduce Single-Use Plastic To Protect The Environmentl

Straws, plastic water bottles, and plastic bags belong to a group of materials known as single-use plastics. 

Whether you take a stroll in the neighborhood near your school, at a local park, or along a nearby beach, there’s a good chance that you’ll see some plastic pollution along the way. 

We talked about the different Products, Manufacturing processes, Human Resource Management, working of the Machinery and the rules and regulations to be followed inside the factory. 

The students were informed in details regarding the functional units of the factory, including the organizational aspect, the production process and time  schedules for the work process. They also had the opportunity to closely see the production process and the fictionalization of this factory.

Through such exposure visits, the young students of Panda Hill Secondary School get to explore new jobs in different industries at length in detail

We Also Touched Environmental Education 

Environmental education provides important opportunities for students to become engaged in real world issues that transcend classroom walls.

Discussing how our actions can have positive or negative impacts on those around us and showing all the ways we benefit from using plastic and how it can potentially harm the environment.

Inspire Students To Start A Campaign In Your School

 Rapos Paper Straws Factory Inspires students to organize a campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastics at school. Irene Sporah Njau's story might inspire young students to take action: Her love for the sea and its inhabitants compelled her to start a plastic straw-free Tanzania. Now more than 100 hotels, Restaurant and Caffee in Tanzania have joined the fight against single-use plastic straws.

Saying “NO” to single-use plastic is one way for students to get involved in the problem of plastic pollution. 

No one wants to see plastic waste find its way into our environment. Single-use plastic straws, for example, are harmful to marine life. If they’re currently being used in the country, we can teach students to replace them for the sake of our planet and the animals who inhabit it.

Straws, plastic water bottles, and plastic bags belong to a group of materials known as single-use plastics.

Single-use plastics do not always make it to the landfill or get recycled. Thirty-two percent of the plastics produced each year flow into our oceans. That equates to one garbage truck of plastic being poured into our oceans every minute.

IF NOTHING CHANGES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BY 2050 THERE WILL BE MORE PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN THAN FISH.

When plastic collects in our oceans, it can potentially harm marine life by strangling or choking animals. Over time, large plastic degrades into small particles known as microplastics, which have the potential to release toxic chemicals.

Plastic in the oceans can collect in “garbage patches,” the most famous of which is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. These garbage patches are not solid masses of plastic, or even whole items like plastic straws and bottles. Instead, they are mostly made of microplastics.

The ocean is not the only place microplastics are showing up. Scientists have found microplastics in our soil, tap water, bottled water, and even in the air. Some studies have suggested that there are more microplastics on land than there are in our oceans. Microbeads found in cosmetics are washed down the sink and clothing fibers from the washing machine end up in sewage sludge. Organic fertilizer from composted food can also become a source of plastic pollution despite efforts to remove plastic contamination.

Saying “no” to single-use plastic is one way for students to get involved in the problem of plastic pollution.

We also answered to all the queries students had very patiently.