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Green Team Town Center Elementary 2012. Engineering our Future by Reducing W aste on our Campus. Prepared by parent volunteer, Beth Reynolds. In the Cafeteria. When empty and mostly clean, these items can be recycled. Paper beverage containers a nd juice boxes. Plastic trays and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Green TeamTown Center Elementary
2012
Engineering our Future byReducing Waste on our Campus
Prepared by parent volunteer, Beth Reynolds
In the Cafeteria
• When empty and mostly clean, these items can be recycled
Plastic bottles and their lidsmetal and glass
Paper beverage containers and juice boxes
Plastic trays andany plastic containers 1-7
Can Be Juice Boxes
Plastic Bottles, Tabs, &Lids
RecycledPlastic Trays
Paper Cartons
Cans
Look for this bin in the Cafeteria
Also from the Cafeteria• These items are being collected for Terracycle. TCE
earns money for all items sent in. Terracycle turns these landfill-bound items into useful ones.
Drink pouchesChip bags, candy wrappers,granola bar wrappers, ice cream wrappers
Lunchables packages
Where do I put these items?
Lunch kits Wrappers Juice Pouches
What do I do with everything else?• For now all
– food waste, – plastic silverware, – napkins, – ziploc bags, – aluminum foil, – straws, – items covered in food……
Go in the trash
Trash
Plasticware,Straws, Napkins, & Wrappers
Paper Towels Food
All
Ziploc Bags
Look for this bin in the Cafeteria
In the Classroom
• Clean Paper goes in the blue bin • Cans and Bottles go in the big white bin
Paper
Cans andBottles
Paper
Around School and From HomeElmer’s glue sticks, bottles, and packaging
Old pens & markers
Plastic tape dispensers and tape cores
Where do I put these items?
In the small Terracycle bins in your classroom
Used Glue SticksOld Markers and PensEmpty Tape Holders
And did you know?
• You can also bring old shoes and glasses to school
Around School and From Home
• Ink and toner cartridges • SMALL electronics such as digital cameras, cell phones, mp3 players, gps devices, computer mice, keyboards, and laptops • Batteries
With the help of Funding Factory we also raise money by collecting:
Where do I put these items?
Thank You
• With your help we are…..
– Reducing the amount of waste our school creates– Learning how to turn unwanted items into useful
ones– Helping raise money for our school– Making the world a better place
November 15th
America Recycles Day
• Take the PLEDGE to follow ecoCAT’s message
• CHOOSE to recycle• ACT by putting the item in the proper place• TEACH others why recycling is important and
how to do it
• Slides after this are from another presentation
Thursday, November 15th is America Recycles Day!
REnewing our pledge to recycleEVERYDAY