2025 Eco 360 Challenge Showcase

Transitioning to a circular economy for plastic waste.

Thank you to everyone who participated and we look forward to seeing the incredible projects students put together next year! 

People indirectly reached through student sharing

kg of potential plastic waste diverted per year with student plans implemented

kg of actual waste diverted

First Place Winner - $1,000

 New Central Public School, Grade 6

Oakville, Ontario

Grade 6 students from New Central Public School are on a quest to reduce plastic at their local landfill. The students discovered they could recycle plastic milk bags into mats. The students went to work collecting as many milk bags as possible at their school and created three mats made entirely from the plastic they collected! Each mat uses up to 500 bags. The mats created will be sent overseas to help homeless communities have a clean and comfortable place to sleep.

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Second Place - $500

 Brentwood Elementary School, Grade 4/5

Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Brentwood Elementary 4/5 students worked in groups and explored different options to reduce plastic waste. After lots of research the students created 6 models to reduce plastic waste! The students took their learning a step further and shared their inventions and learnings at their school districts Climate Changemaker Open House.

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Third Place - $250 

 Somerset Academy, Grade 3

Markham, Ontario

Students at Somerset Academy created two inventions, namely a Plastic Recycling Toy Machine and Detect Garbage Drone. The first is aimed at helping people get toys by turning recycled plastic waste into toys for the less privileged. In an effort to help ocean wildlife, the second was created to detect floating garbage in the ocean. Inventions were shared with 200+ people via newsletters and a STEM fair.

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Third Place - $250

 Chief Little Pine School, Grade 3

Paynton, Saskatchewan

Chief Little Pine School's grade 3 students want to keep their school, playground and community clean of garbage. To do this they decided to recycle plastic bottle caps to create artwork and made a wall mural using polyester fabric!

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Eco 360 In Action

Celebrating the many different ways learners and educators from across Canada were engaged in creating a circular economy for plastics through GreenLearning's Eco 360 Program. 

Learners Participated in a Classroom Workshop or Event

Educators Participated in Professional Development

Eco 360 Workshops

 GreenLearning delivered several "ReMaker Space" workshops throughout the year as part of our Eco 360 program. These 45-minute sessions invited learners to break down the life cycle of single-use plastics and reimagine a more sustainable, waste-free economy. The workshops encouraged students to examine the sustainability of everyday items and explore how we might shift from our current linear economy to a more circular one- where materials are reused, repurposed, and kept out of landfills. 

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We also brought teachings from "ReMaker Space" to in-person student forums, where learners conducted waste audits- sorting common household and school waste into recycling, compost, and landfill categories. They were then challenged to rethink how some of these everyday plastics could be creatively repurposed. These engaging activities sparked ideas for sustainable choices in the students' schools and communities. 

GreenLearning facilitated curriculum-connected classroom workshops that engaged and inspired students from across the world to think creatively about creating a circular economy, focusing on repurposing single-use plastics to reduce the amount of plastic waste from entering the environment. Check out the workshop recording here!
"It was a great learning opportunity for our team!" -Workshop Participant


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