PALY GREEN TEAM

MAKING PALY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

WHO ARE WE?

• Group of 20+ students, teachers, administrators and parents.

• First Green Team Meeting – April 2008

• We meet every week at lunch to plan projects.

WHY HAVE WE FORMED THE GREEN TEAM?

• Mission: To make Paly environmentally friendly.

• Potential for making changes and empowering students

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First Projects

Recycling at Paly Football Games

BAY AREA BIKE TO WORK DAY

• May 15, 2008: Organized first Energizer Stations at Paly.

• Green Team members staffed tables handing out information and snacks to over 200 cyclists.

Current ProjectsClassroom recycling pilot with 18 teachers

Current Projects

Additional bike racks500+ students bike to school – 20% increase

Upcoming Projects

Reusable water bottles Implement campus wide recycling program

• Fundraiser for Green Team

• Promote use of reusable water bottles

• Reduce plastic water bottles on campus

What’s Next ?• Promote biking, walking,

transit• Plastic bag reduction• Reduce energy use

(heating & air conditioning)• Education on waste, signs,

and recycling bins• Get word out (in-focus,

school newspapers, school magazines)

• Junk mail reduction• Reusable water bottles• Roll-sheets wireless

(Already done!)• Water fountains-more and

better• Zero Waste lunch• Team water bottles• Composting-school garden• Make recycling fun!

(shirts, bags)

Green Team Partnerships

• Sustainable Schools Committee• Palo Alto Unified School District

(PAUSD)• Palo Alto High School PTSA

• City of Palo Alto• Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI)

Contact Information

Need information about the Paly Green Team?

Contact:Carol Anderson, candersonb@aol.com