The Idea
Do you want to help students in your school recycle right AND save your school money? The Recycle Across America Schools Program is the program for you! Recycling is one of the most important actions society can take to simultaneously help the environment, the economy, manufacturing and to prevent waste from going into oceans -- but recycling doesn't work if society is confused at the bin. Currently, recycling is in a serious crisis, and the main reason is contamination. People want to recycle right but they are confused with the mixed messaging presented at recycling bins in various communities and settings. This confusion leads people to throw garbage in with the recycling -- causing contamination of materials that could have been remanufactured. The society-wide standardized labelling system helps to eliminate the public confusion surrounding recycling and to improve the economics of closed-loop manufacturing. Schools are an important part of the recycling solution and here you can find all you need to start a successful school recycling program.
School districts that have adopted this standardized labeling system have increased recycling rates by as much as 50-240% and saved significant money in trash hauling fees. Your school can order standardized labels and access lesson ideas and a comprehensive toolkit that will help you roll out the program. Get started today!
The Idea
Do you want to help students in your school recycle right AND save your school money? The Recycle Across America Schools Program is the program for you! Recycling is one of the most important actions society can take to simultaneously help the environment, the economy, manufacturing and to prevent waste from going into oceans -- but recycling doesn't work if society is confused at the bin. Currently, recycling is in a serious crisis, and the main reason is contamination. People want to recycle right but they are confused with the mixed messaging presented at recycling bins in various communities and settings. This confusion leads people to throw garbage in with the recycling -- causing contamination of materials that could have been remanufactured. The society-wide standardized labelling system helps to eliminate the public confusion surrounding recycling and to improve the economics of closed-loop manufacturing. Schools are an important part of the recycling solution and here you can find all you need to start a successful school recycling program.
School districts that have adopted this standardized labeling system have increased recycling rates by as much as 50-240% and saved significant money in trash hauling fees. Your school can order standardized labels and access lesson ideas and a comprehensive toolkit that will help you roll out the program. Get started today!
Action plan:
Timeline:
When will you be able to start your project? January 3, 2023.
How often will your team meet? Once per week.
Are there any key dates to share for the project? Waste Management company (CHARM) will be picking up recycling items at the end of our recycling initiative.
Budget:
You don't need to share exact prices, but please share how you're planning to spend the seed funding & what costs you're anticipating to get your project up and running:
Purchasing of wagons, garbage cans, standardized labels, and large bio-degradable bags for moving of large amounts of recyling materials.
Impact:
How will your community benefit from this project?
Students will be building a trash and recylcing station so that the surrounding community can also participate in recycling which lessons the effect of pollution. We will publicize this project to our community (which includes local residents, and three universities) to help raise awareness about the importance of recycling and composting. 3rd Grade students will be leading the initiative and collecting and managing all recylced materials.
Do you have any measurable goals for your project, such as the number of people that will participate?
We will measure succes by recording the participation by gradelevel as well as the quantity of collected recyling materials.
Are you hoping to spread knowledge or increase interest in a specific subject?
Yes, we are hoping to spread knowledge in the area of science & sustainability.
Location:
If your project requires physical space, have you decided the location?
We will conduct recycling at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School.
Do you have all necessary permission and permits to carry out your project at the chosen location?
yes.