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Waste and Recycling
Investigationfrom
Project Learning Tree
GreenSchools!
Keep Loup Basin BeautifulAnita Olson-Director
Goals
Introduce you to the GreenSchools! Waste and Recycling Investigation
Give you ideas and resources to help you implement this program in your school
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3. Take time to share ideas and answer questions
GreenSchools! Waste and Recycling Investigation
GreenSchools! • Inspires students to take personal responsibility for improving the environment at their school, at home, and in their community
•KAB Mission: • Build and sustain
healthy, vibrant communities
• Over 500 affiliates and participating organizations nation- wide
Keep America BeautifulIntroductions
OUR MISSION• Environmental
education promoting: 1. Waste
Reduction2. Litter Prevention
3. Recycling4. Beautification
Introductions
IntroductionsKeep Creighton BeautifulLucille Cloughccreigh@gpcom.net402-358-3557
Keep Norfolk BeautifulDawn Millerknbeautiful@gmail.com402-379-3260
Keep Northeast Nebraska BeautifulSarah LaBrune-Jongelingslabrune@simpco.org712-279-6286
• 4.4 lbs/person/day• 250 MILLION TONS PER YEAR!!!
• It’s Important!
• How much of that waste could’ve been recycled?• It’s Important!
Figure 3. Recycling Rates of Selected Products, 2011Taken from : http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/index.htm
Newspapers Aluminum Glass Plastics
• Top 5 Reasons to Recycle• Conserve natural resources• Reduce need for landfills• Create jobs• Prevent pollution• Save energy
• It’s Important!
1. Activities correlate with national educational standards
2. Real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and math
3. Save your school money through waste reduction and recycling
Results of Conducting the Investigation
Results of Conducting the Investigation
4. Become eligible for grants 5. Encourage students to take action at
home6. Introduce students to new careers in
a variety of environmental science-related fields
• Examine their school’s waste stream
• Collecting and analyzing data
Waste and Recycling InvestigationStudents will…
• Develop an understanding of how their actions affect the waste stream
• Learning about sustainable approaches to waste management
• Brainstorm ideas for action projects•Generating a plan to improve their school’s overall sustainability
Waste and Recycling InvestigationStudents will…
• Implement one or more of their waste improvement strategies
• Celebrating their success with the community
Getting Started
Buy-InTeachersAdministratorsStudentsCustodial Maintenance Dining Services
PlanningTimelineAssign tasks
Gathering SuppliesInformationPermissions
How-To Steps1. Identify Leaders2. Obtain Permissions3. Form Your Green Team
a. Teachersb. Studentsc. Administratorsd. Custodial/Maintenance Staffe. Cafeteria Stafff. Parents
How-To Steps4. Develop a Schedule and
Assign Roles5. Determine the Scope and
Print the Investigation6. Gather Documents and
Supplies• Scale• Bins• Gloves• Bags
How-To Steps7. Conduct the
Investigation• Using worksheets
8. Develop and Implement an Action Plan• Grants are available
9. Celebrate Success!
Trash• Regulation
s and Policies
• Trash Removal
Recycling• Collectio
n• Income
generated
Composting• Collection• Where it
goes
Reduction and Reuse• Purchasing
policies• Reusable
materials
Conducting the Investigation Filling out the Worksheets
Conducting the Investigation
Conducting the Investigation
Conducting the Investigation• Individual classroom, school-wide, and cafeteria waste charts
Conducting the Investigation• Academic standards
• Professional development
• Community projects
• Field trips and guest speakers
• Hazardous waste pick-up events
• Community partner organizations
Action Plan This is the fun part!
Evaluate and Improve
Share Successes with the Community
Implement Ideas
Create Timeline, Assign Tasks, Secure Funding
Choose Projects
Brainstorm During Investigation
Action Plan
Action Plan Ideas• Set school printers to automatically print double-sided• Get reusable items for your cafeteria• Have an end-of-the-year cleaning party where unwanted items are donated to charity• Participate in Recycle Bowl or America Recycles Day with Keep America Beautiful
•Terracycle Brigades
North Routt Community Charter School
Conserve School in Wisconsin
Campus Stewardship teams – tasks to support the operation of campus and the stewardship of its resources
Lothrop Magnet School•Collected juice boxes and for planting seeds used in a sunflower research project with community partner
Sharing Your Success •Some ideas…
• Announce your project in the school and local newspapers• Throw a zero waste party for your team• Share photos and stories on PLT’s blog and facebook page• Apply for recognition as a Certified PLT GreenSchool
Sharing Your Success •Grants
• PLT has funds to be used for action projects • Keep America Beautiful affiliates can notify you of grant opportunities• Nebraska Environmental Trust• Department of Environmental Quality
Keep in mind most grants require matching funds or in-kind donations as well as reporting paperwork
Time to share YOUR ideas
Waste Recycling
Composting
Reduction and Reuse
Resourceswww.kab.org• Keep America Beautifulwww.knb.org• Keep Nebraska Beautiful www.plt.org/waste-and-recycling-investigation• Download worksheets and additional resourceswww.keeploupbasinbeautiful.org• Information on our events and local recyclingwww.wastefreelunches.org• Developing and implementing a waste-free lunch programhttp://www2.epa.gov/recycle• Reduce, reuse, recycle resources
Resourceswww.terracycle.com• Collects difficult-to-recycle
packaging and products to repurpose the material into affordable, innovative products
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/teach_comp.htm• Information on composting in schoolshttp://greenschools.net/display.php?modin=54• Green School’s buying guide and examples of
purchasing policieshttp://www.greenchildmagazine.com/eco-friendly-fundraising/• Ideas for fundraisers
ResourcesThere are lots of ways to connect with us:
Listen to KNLV 1060AM at 1:30pm on the first and third Thursday of every month for our radio program!
Check your local newspaper for our press releases!
Follow us on Pinterest for classroom activities, crafts, decorating and gardening ideas!
”Like” us on Facebook for news, updates, articles, and pictures from our projects!Visit the Loup Basin RC&D Office in Burwell, 807 H Street in the Pathway Bank Professional Center!
Mark your calendars!Great American Clean-up March-MayEarth Day April 22Recycle Bowl October-November 15America Recycles Day November 15
What are The Keys to Success?
PERSISTENCE
Questions?
Keep Loup Basin BeautifulAnita Olson-Director
807 H Street, PO Box 400, Burwell, NE 68823
(308)-346-3393 office(308)-201-0126 mobile
info@keeploupbasinbeautiful.orgTwitter: @KeepLLBeautiful
Facebook: Keep Loup Basin Beautiful
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