Year 8 Melton Campus students have been busy in the textiles room practising their newly acquired machine and hand sewing skills.

Their task? To make a project bag from environmentally friendly, unbleached calico fabric and decorate it with upcycled items or donated fabric.

Early in the unit, students learned about plastic pollution and the Australian Government's attempt to minimise single-use plastic.

Using this knowledge, they have been sewing reusable project bags that will eliminate the need for the large plastic zip-lock bags in which they store their practical work.

By our estimations, this means 250 fewer plastic bags needed by our Year 8 cohort, which is great news for the environment!