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Waste and Recycling
Investigationfrom
Project Learning Tree
GreenSchools!
Keep Loup Basin BeautifulAnita Olson-Director
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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
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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
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•KAB Mission: • Build and sustain
healthy, vibrant communities
• Over 500 affiliates and participating organizations nation- wide
Keep America BeautifulIntroductions
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OUR MISSION• Environmental
education promoting: 1. Waste
Reduction2. Litter Prevention
3. Recycling4. Beautification
Introductions
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IntroductionsKeep Creighton BeautifulLucille [email protected]
Keep Norfolk BeautifulDawn [email protected]
Keep Northeast Nebraska BeautifulSarah [email protected]
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• 4.4 lbs/person/day• 250 MILLION TONS PER YEAR!!!
• It’s Important!
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• 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
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• Top 5 Reasons to Recycle• Conserve natural resources• Reduce need for landfills• Create jobs• Prevent pollution• Save energy
• It’s Important!
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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
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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
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• 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
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• 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
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Getting Started
Buy-InTeachersAdministratorsStudentsCustodial Maintenance Dining Services
PlanningTimelineAssign tasks
Gathering SuppliesInformationPermissions
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How-To Steps1. Identify Leaders2. Obtain Permissions3. Form Your Green Team
a. Teachersb. Studentsc. Administratorsd. Custodial/Maintenance Staffe. Cafeteria Stafff. Parents
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How-To Steps4. Develop a Schedule and
Assign Roles5. Determine the Scope and
Print the Investigation6. Gather Documents and
Supplies• Scale• Bins• Gloves• Bags
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How-To Steps7. Conduct the
Investigation• Using worksheets
8. Develop and Implement an Action Plan• Grants are available
9. Celebrate Success!
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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
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Conducting the Investigation
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Conducting the Investigation
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Conducting the Investigation• Individual classroom, school-wide, and cafeteria waste charts
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Conducting the Investigation• Academic standards
• Professional development
• Community projects
• Field trips and guest speakers
• Hazardous waste pick-up events
• Community partner organizations
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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
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Action Plan
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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
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•Terracycle Brigades
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North Routt Community Charter School
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Conserve School in Wisconsin
Campus Stewardship teams – tasks to support the operation of campus and the stewardship of its resources
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Lothrop Magnet School•Collected juice boxes and for planting seeds used in a sunflower research project with community partner
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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
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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
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Time to share YOUR ideas
Waste Recycling
Composting
Reduction and Reuse
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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
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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
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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!
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Mark your calendars!Great American Clean-up March-MayEarth Day April 22Recycle Bowl October-November 15America Recycles Day November 15
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What are The Keys to Success?
PERSISTENCE
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Questions?
Keep Loup Basin BeautifulAnita Olson-Director
807 H Street, PO Box 400, Burwell, NE 68823
(308)-346-3393 office(308)-201-0126 mobile
[email protected]: @KeepLLBeautiful
Facebook: Keep Loup Basin Beautiful