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