Activity Report November 24, 2004
Collected cans exchanged in cash in the first time.
- 5 mesh wire baskets set up at 5 schools ( 2 primary, 1 junior and 2 high schools ) and cans will be exchanged into cash, 5 Australian cents per 10 cans for 3 years until November 2006 for their school use purpose. The demonstration is conducted after one week baskets set up, however we see the schedule depends on the quantity of collected cans, maybe one a month in future.

ELocation of mesh wire baskets

Tennessee Primary School
Banana Primary School
Junior Secondary School
Itoini Mainiku High School
St., Francis High School

EAfter one week, 4,519 cans collected at 5 schools

Mesh wire basket at Banana Primary School
Measuring cans with students and school committee members
Put into bags after counting cans
Cash given to Principal of Banana Primary School

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