The world of Tzu Chi (Vol.108)

26 their own lunch boxes after meals. Daniel, a student from the indigenous community, has benefitted from the initiative. He informed, “Principal Yee said that using reusable lunch boxes is better for our health, so we started using them.” He dutifully cleans his lunch box after eating, and uses as little water as possible from the tap to reduce water consumption. Since ChonMoi started encouraging the use of reusable lunch boxes two years ago, Primary 5 student, Lim Jin Whei’s grandmother has been packing food in a reusable lunch box for her granddaughter. “We don’t find it troublesome. It is better than using styrofoam containers and we are assured of eating healthily with peace of mind,” she claimed. On December 27, 2018, after the registration procedure for the 2019 new student intake had concluded, Chon Moi explained to the students in attendance and their parents the need for using reusable lunch boxes and handkerchiefs. She even prepared reusable lunch boxes and styrofoam containers as props to help with the briefing. Reducing paper consumption in school “The school used to buy up to 80 reams (each ream consists of 500 sheets) of paper yearly, all of which were used up quickly,” said Chon Moi. The high volume of paper consumption reminded her of the urgency of conserving paper, prompting her to request the teachers to record their paper usage. She has also allocated different types of paper for different purposes, that is, brand new sheets of paper should only be used for documents to be submitted to external parties, e.g. the Ministry of Education, whereas other miscellaneous documents should be printed on used paper, or by using double-sided printing. In 2016, she also requested her teachers to utilize used folders to archive their documents. pecial Feature Yee Chon Moi (1st from right) and other volunteers sorting out recyclables at the Templer Recycling Point in SJK (C) Kuo Min Seremban.