Winter 2005 New Hamshire School Recycling Club Newsletter

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Winter 2005

Lets Write It & Tell It,Shape It & Show It!A Lesson Plan toMarket Your SchoolRecycling Program

THE CLUB PSNH Power

Play Partnership Again!

NH Recycle Challenge!

USDA Grant: Onsite SchoolRecycling Assistance

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Lets Write It & Tell It, Shape IHow to promote your school recycling program.

Lesson Plan

his is a great activity for starting a school recycling program or enhancing an existing one. Students will develop

feelings of ownership and an understanding of the importance of clear communication by writing and broadcasting

public service announcements, and making signs that support the school recycling programs goals.

T Background: Most students have watched lots of TV and many movies, and will probably have some

role models for performance already in mind. By

focusing this experience on the schools need for recycling program promotion and making students

aware of the benefits of recycling, even very young

children can be engaged at the very beginning as key

resources in helping school recycling succeed.

Pre-Activity Questions: If students have only 15-30 seconds for an announcement, how can they make their

message interesting, understandable, and educational? Are

there very short announcements on TV that students believe are effective? What are they? Why do they work well

(rhyme, music, etc.)? What signs have they seen that are

equally effective? Were there words or just a picture? Was a

photograph or drawing used? How did the sign get its

message across?

1. Decide on the activity Announcements, Signs, or Artwork (or do all three by dividing students into three teams). 2 . Review the school recycling program, what is being recycled, how, etc. 3 . Discuss a logo/slogan for the program. 4 . Settle on ideas for each group (i.e. announcement writers focus on the importance of working as a team; signmakers focus on the nuts and bolts of how, what, and where; artists focus on awareness as their goal).

Announcers write a number of messages and read them out loud to fit the assigned time. Read them to the rest of the class for reactions, suggestions, and comments. Make revisions. Practice announcements. Schedule the airplay.

Sign Makers Work on designs that describe the program. Draft materials and present to class. Finish the materialand submit to school staff to select one or several for reproduction. Make as many signs as needed.

Artists Use recycling as a guideline for artwork. Establish criteria and assign preliminary drawings. Arrange safestorage sites for their work. Arrange for exhibits in classrooms and display classes. When works are finished, havestudent show the class and comment how it supports the recycling program.

Post-Activity Questions: What message was conveyed? What was the easiest part of the project? The hardest part?What comments did they hear from others, if any, that surprised them? Do they have evidence that their work has helped

the recycling program? If so, how? If not, what could they do next time to improve the effectiveness? What did they learn

about communications? Discuss.

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nce again THE CLUB wasselected by PSNH to be a benefi-ciary of the Manchester MonarchsPSNH Power Play Program! As arecipient of this fantasticfund raiser, a contributionto THE CLUB is madeeach time the Monarchs scoreon a Power Play. In addition, chosen members of THECLUB are given box tickets to one game during whichTHE CLUB is highlighted. Thank you PSNH for

this wonderful recognition of all the schoolrecyclers in NH!

THE CLUB PSNHPower Play Partnership Again!

HE CLUB is partnering with SeaWorld/Busch Gardens EducationDepartment to offer the NH RecycleChallenge!, a new program to increase aluminum canrecycling. Its vital for schools to collect aluminum cans.Cans are abundant, recycling aluminum conserves 95% of the energy required to produce it from virgin materials and

saves the equivalent of that can half-filled with gasoline,95% of the air pollution is eliminated, and 100% of thesolid waste is diverted from landfills.

By taking part in the NH RecycleChallenge! schools will practiceenvironmental preservation, receiverevenue for the cans they collect, and be eligible to winfabulous prizes. These prizes include Red Sox tickets,Fisher Cat tickets, round trip tickets to Orlando, and ticketsto Sea World!

In addition to individual students winning fabulous prizes,the school that collects the most aluminum cans will win thePitch in Save Our Planet a 45-minute presentation present-ed by talented and enthusiastic educators from the Sea Worldand Busch Gardens Parks.

The NH Recycle Challenge! will wrap up in May 2005, but

schools only get to reserve the aluminum can collection cagefor a one week period. Contact THE CLUB [email protected] to request a participation packet (weveextended the application deadline to February 28, 2005) andenter your school in the NH Recycle Challenge!

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USDAOn- Site Assistancefor School Recycling Programs

chools generate a considerable amount of solid waste thatcould be recycled but is not. Often times an obstacle toschool recycling is limited staff. Even though the adminis-tration and staff understand the global value of recyclingmaterial waste, they need assistance from a recycling pro-fessional who can provide technical support to help devel-op a recycling program, implement the collection system,and assist with operational difficulties.

THE CLUB is proud to announce grant funding receivedfrom the USDA Rural Development Agency to fulfill these

recycling goals! After speaking with many community recy-cling committees who see their schools needlessly disposingof recyclables as solid waste, the Northeast ResourceRecycling Association (NRRA) will be a direct connectionbetween community recycling and school recycling. ThroughNRRA, the CLUB can act as the conduit between a communi-ty and their school(s) to re-energize school recycling!Call NRRA, 603-798-5777, to benefit from this funding.

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Be a Star by Earni

Your STARS!!!he STARS!!! Achievement Program gives kids the recognition they deserve forthe great things they are doing in the World of School Recycling.This program is a wonderful incentive for

students and teachers to make the most outof their recycling program -- educationallyand environmentally. It is designed to keepstudents active and enthusiastic about theirschool's recycling program, while at thesame time, rewarding them for each recy-cling-related activity they complete! Foreach and every activity completed, studentswill earn a STARS!!! Achievement Sticker.This gold sticker can be proudly displayedfor all to see on the schools recycling clubsSTARS!!! Achievement Poster!

And, if your school earns the mostSTARS!!! you could be the winner of theSTARS!!! Award, an annual award given tothe member school with the most goldSTARS!!! The award is presented to thewinning club at the NRRAAnnualExposition and Conference on June 6th &7th in Waterville Valley, NH. This is a greatopportunity for young recyclers to learn

about the trade directly from those workingin the recycling industry.

By participating in the STARS!!! Program,YOUR students could be exposed to anyand all of the following academic skills:

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juices flow, here aresome samples of STARS!!! Achievementprojects of years past:Crotched MountainRehabilitation Center madenote pads using good paperfrom their recycling stream;the Marlborough School col-lected recyclables weekly;New Searles Elementarymade posters with picturesand messages on them aboutrecycling; PlymouthElementary School studentsprovided on-site assistance atthe Towns household haz-ardous waste collection; andSamuel Morey School devel-

oped a skit about their recy-cling program. In fact, thisschool year, Samuel Morey isthe only school that has sent aSTARS!!! AchievementApplication. They receivedtheir STARS!!! for producinga second school play, one toestablish this years recyclingmotto Think Before YouThrow, and for designingprogram posters. Join SamuelMorey School in the questfor STARS!!!

T Kids SpeakOut!Seeking Stories we wantto hear from your student

recyclers. What will it take

to get them to write us about

their experiences as stewards

of the earth? We would love

to print their words in thisnewsletter.

[email protected]

THE CLUB, 9 Bailey Rd.,

Chichester, NH 03258-6026

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Stevens High School

School ProfileStevens High School in Claremont, NH recently revised their paper recy-

cling program. As a result, they have collected 4 tons in only 2 months!This is great news because the revenue from this recycling goes into thedistrict waste fund.

In Oct. 2004, Stevens High School media generalist, Kate Freeland, joinedforces with social studies teacher Jill Chasteney to improve the schoolsdeclining recycling program. The school administration has contracted fora large open top roll off container in a very convenient location for thehigh school, middle school, technical school and SAU offices to use.

They also invested in purchasing classroom recycling bins from THE CLUB. The program is operated by studentsand staff, with Kate and Jill as the lead coordinators. All Stevens High Juniors and Seniors are required to do 48 hoursof community service and many choose to work on recycling because they believe in the environmental benefits anddont need to leave campus to do their service. (These kids like their school!) Five core students assist with weeklyrecycling collection. Teachers are automatically assigned a rotating schedule which requires 2 staff members to trans-port the recyclables in their vehicles every week to the roll off container. Usually this equates to a staff member com-mitting only one day per month to the program.

The weekly collection is as follows: students meet in the library, sign in and deter-mine their route. Though teachers empty their classroom bins into the central collec-tion bins, there are still pick ups needed in many of the offices and a few scatteredclassrooms. Once all of the paper has been collected and deposited at the central area,the assigned staff load up at the collection door and drive the few blocks to the rolloff container. When the container is full, a call is placed to the market, a new binarrives as the full one is trucked away, and the school is paid for the paper.

Grades, 9 12Population, 725

Recycles, newspaper, cardboard,boxboard, mixed paper, office paper,magazines

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Classroom Recycling Bins Available atNew Hampshire the Beautiful, Inc. is offering members of THE CLUB classroom bins at

HALF-PRICE for use in their schools recycling program! The 14 gallon plastic bins are

green, approximately 16 " x 22 " x 13", and are printed with the NH the Beautiful, Inc.

logo and the phrase Our School Recycles. The bins are only $2.75 each!! Followthese three simple steps to get your classroom recycling bins:

1. Be a member of THE CLUB;2. Contact NRRA (603-798-5777 or [email protected]) for an application;3. Make arrangements to pick up your bin in Chichester, New Hampshire!This is a great opportunity to outfit your school with neat and tidy collection bins.

EARN ASTAR!!!

Check out this stack of bins, for only $2.75 per bin!

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New membersWELCOME, New CLUB Members!Chichester Central School (Chichester)

Exeter Region Cooperative School District (Exeter)

Stevens High School (Claremont)

Number of Bin GClassroom Bins: 52

ClearStream Bins: 15

Good Job Every

Send Us Your Email Address

so we can keep you informedof events and opportunities offered

by THE CLUB.

Your email address willNOT be shared with others.

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TheClearStreamRecycling BinsThis is the perfect bin for

collecting bottles and cans

in your school. The bins are

only $11.00 each!! Its strong

wire frame, see-through bag

(providing content visibili-

ty), bold graphics, and raised

4-hole lid dramatically

increase recycling participa-

tion and reduce the chance

of contamination. Remember,

you earn STARS!!! when

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If you are group with written permission from the principand are currently recycling, or agree to recycle at least ontype of item for one year, you can be part of THE CLUBIts Simple and Easy!

School Recycli

THE CLUB is designed to be a fun and innovative way to give kidsencouragement, direction, and networking possibilities for schoolrecycling programs. Benefits to joining THE CLUB include:

Hear the latest news in the school recycling community.

Gain statewide recognition for your schools recycling efforts.

Increase partnerships between your community and your school.

Receive technical assistance for your school.

Learn of FREE recycling educational resources.

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THE CLUB is a project of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA), a proactive non-profit working to make recycling programs strong, efficient and financially successful.

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Winter 2005 New Hamshire School Recycling Club Newsletter