Keeping BaanNana clean - our new recycling programme

Today Childlife started our new recycling programme, to help keep the shelter clean as well as teach the children about the environmentally friendly practices of recycling. The programme also aims to teach the children to value and take care of the things they receive at the shelter.

To promote recycling, the children will now be able to exchange recyclable items in return for goods. Goods the children can now exchange for recyclable items include:

underwear, thongs (or flip-flops as you non-Aussies call them!) and hygiene items - shampoo, toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, baby powder.

We will also look to expand this program in the future to include clothing.

After a period of time these recyclable items will be sold in town to earn a bit of money, which will collectively go towards purchasing items that the children can enjoy.

We are thankful for some donations from a few volunteers who enabled us to purchase the exchangeable items for the children as well as a donation from our friend in Bangkok for the hygiene items :)