Eco warriors at a Launceston primary school have taken steps to reduce their waste.
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West Launceston Primary School took part in activities to celebrate both Outdoor Classroom Day and National Recycling Week on Wednesday.
As part of the day, Rock Salt Arts artistic director Steve Cooper said the school's Grade 5 and 6 eco warriors were involved in an artistic workshop.
He said the pupils had been brainstorming, and that the sort of things they cared about was saving the bottom of the food chain, cleaning up the mess in the environment, and stopping pollution.
"Why do they want to do that? So the world becomes cleaner, so that all of the animals won't die from plastic. A happier life is a life without pollution," he said.
"We need to use our imagination to save the environment, because sometimes the craziest ideas are the best."
Grade 5 eco warrior Oliver Courtney said he was passionate about saving the environment.
"I remember when I was in prep we were asked to draw a picture of something beautiful, and I drew a bin. Without bins, our planet wouldn't be beautiful," he said.
As part of the day, the pupils made ecobricks out of plastic. By the end of the day 320 bricks were made, which was equal to about 160kg.
The bricks will be used to make garden beds to grow vegetables at the school.
The whole school community also participated in a picnic lunch on the oval, where pupils were encouraged to bring food with no plastic wrapping.