STOP USING PLASTIC SPOONS

As we all know, the increasing amount of non-reusable plastic items is filling the oceans with garbage, not only making panoramas that were beautiful look just depressing but also damaging entire ecosystems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlnbLm-Dr5s

“NINE MILLION TONS OF PLASTIC WASTE END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR”

What can we do about that? Can we just be indifferent, because it is a huge problem and our small contribution will not change anything?

NO!

We can’t hide behind our non-responsibility for those great problems. Besides, it is actually not true: every small contribution will help change a little something. So what are we, as EMIS, as Kfar Hayarok, doing about it? Are we taking action?

Well what are we waiting for then? We can start with small things: in our dining hall we are using plastic teaspoons. We, as Green Team, are trying to make a change and limit this waste: we could use other materials that are reusable or at list recycled.

Thus, we created a petition to support our initiative. We needed to promote it to raise signatures and awareness around the school and the village. Green team members made posters and attention grabbing sentences.

If you are with us, SIGN THE PETITION!

https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-using-plastic-spoons.html

Visit to Kibbutz Lotan

This year, EMIS Project Week was focused on borders of Israel. After three days spent across the country, the Green Team went to the Arava to explore topic of sustainability in some of the most innovative kibbutzim in the country. First of them is kibbutz Lotan, which hosts the Eco-Campus and the Eco-Kef, and promotes permaculture. 

Lecture by Joseph Gitler

Green Team has continuously working on the issue of food waste at EMIS and in the whole Hakfar Hayarok. In order to learn more about this topic, discover new ideas and gain partners for our actions, we had a pleasure to host Joseph Gitler, the founder of Leket Israel, in one of our meetings.

EMIS Hydroponic Farm

As we learnt in our visit to the hydroponic farm in Green in the City in the Dizengoff Center, food crisis is one of the most burning environmental issues worldwide. And following their example, we decided to build a hydroponic farm at EMIS.

Electricity Campaign

Domestic use of electricity is an important factor in energy consumption worldwide. Especially in Israel and at EMIS, air conditioning takes tremendous amounts of energy. On top of of that, we all tend not to turn off the lights or unplug chargers. As Green Team, we decided to raise awareness about this problem and persuade students and staff members to change their habits.