Transcript Implementation of Recycling Program

Implementation and
Maintenance of a School
Recycling Program
Seminole Middle School
FACT
Americans make more
than 200 million tons
of garbage each year,
enough to fill Bush
stadium from top to
bottom twice a day.
Selection of Topic
• The club decided that we wanted to improve our
community through recycling, within the school.
• We discussed how we could improve our school
grounds
• Several items for recycling that we discussed were:
– Aluminum cans
– Newspaper
– White paper
– Plastic
– Glass
• Final Decision
Our Mission
Our mission is to begin a recycling
program at our school and then bring
what we learned home. This will be a
first step to improving our community.
FACT
It takes a 15 year old
tree to produce 700
grocery bags.
Implementation of Recycling Program
• Purchased Recycling bins
• Obtained information on recycle
pickup schedule from county
Implementation of Recycling Program
• Develop contest and
incentives for students and
teachers
• Introduce Recycling
program to students
through morning
announcements
Implementation of Recycling Program
Spray painted
recycling symbol
onto bins
FACT
Disposable diapers
last centuries in
landfills. An
average baby will
go through 8,000
of them!
Implementation of Recycling Program
Distribute bins to
all classrooms and
necessary areas
Implementation of Recycling Program
Formed groups to cover all areas of the school
Team 2
(Weight in lbs.)
Room
178
179
202
205
207
209
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Seminole’s Recycling Data
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
3,924 LBS.
979 lbs.
1,027 lbs.
534 lbs.
1,364 lbs.
Getting Involved
Ecology Kids Corporation
• Kid Care Presentation
– Who are they?
– Lesson on recycling:
Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle, Rethink
Earth Day Cleanup
Earth Day – April 22nd was
celebrated by all science
classes taking an active role
in helping to clean and
beautify our school campus.
200 large garbage bags were
collected, leaves were raked
and flowers were planted. All
students had a good time and
our campus looked great!
Increasing Our Knowledge
Field Trip to Recycling Plant
FACT
75,000 trees must be
cut to provide
paper for 1 edition of
the Sunday
New York times.
Future Goals
• For everyone to recycle on a regular basis,
not only at school but at home and within
their community
• Keep school looking clean and new
• Help the environment
• Educate family and friends
• Our goal for next year is to recycle
additional materials
Works Cited
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