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Its easy t jin the Team EarthAwards - a prgram develpedt recgnize and reward CLUBmembers fr the great wrk theyare ding in the wrld f schlrecycling.

This Awards prgram has threelevels f recgnitin: Brnze, Silverand Gld. The level f award isdirectly dependent n hw practiveyur schl is abut recycling. (i.e.hw many items it recycles; hwactively it prmtes its prgram;educating peple n the imprtancef recycling, etc..) Fr each recy-cling activity a CLUB undertakes, itreceives Team Earth pints. It isthrugh these pints that a schlcan reach fr the Gld, and receivethe highest level f schl recyclingrecgnitin awarded in the regin.

Dnt miss ut n this greatpprtunity t encurage yurstudents t be active recyclers.

To join, go to our web site at:www.schoolrecycling.net

CLUBScool Rcycling Fall 2007

Providing the latest news to the school recycling community

Insid

The SchlRecycling CLUB is aprject f the Nrth-

east Resurce RecveryAssciatin (NRRA),a proactive non-protcperative wrking t

make recycling prgramsefcient and nancially

successful.

The SchoolRecycling CLUB

- Since 1998 -

104,671 StudentsInvolved!

- 1 -TE.A.M. Earth

Salisburys BkletUNH Speakers

- 2 -Member PRoFILES:High Mwing Schl

- 3 -Recycling Ramblings

- 4 -CnVal Ges Green

Sanbrns LessnWelcme New Members

- 5 -

Newmarket MsaicCllectin Truble?

- 6 -FREE Resurces

Hw t jin the CLUB

Quartrly

*T.E.A.M. = Team Earth Activity Manual.Wnv you s tis cony, it ns you cn n points towdsou Team earTh awds Pog by coplting tis ctivity.

Cck OutOur Wb Sit!

1Go to: www.schoolrecycling.net

Have Yu Jined Team Earth Yet!Bronze, Silver or Gold which will your school be?

lReuse Metal Cans:T stre classrm supplies.

2 points

lMake Paper Pads: Frmused paper that is still blankn ne side. 6 points

lHold a WASTE-FREELunch Day: Bring yurlunch in reusable cntainers

with a clth napkin. Usen plastic r paper bags...

T.E.A.M.* Activities Yu Can D

Go To:www.schoolrecycling.net

Can yu make a waste-freelunch? 10 points

lMaintain a SchoolComposting Program:10 points

lDevelop RecyclingBulletin Board(s): Createdisplays n Hw, What &

Why t Recycle. 6 points

lConduct a Full WasteAudit: 10 points

UNH Recycling Speakers Available

The Schl Recycling CLUB is wrking with UNHPrfessr Jenna Jembeck and a grup f UNH graduatestudents t put tgether presentatins n the Benets ofScool rcycling. These hur-lng presentatins t bepresented at yur schl, can be geared tward Elemen-tary, Middle r High Schl Students. They are designedt teach students, staff and administratrs abut schl

recycling and get them excited abut implementing aprgram at their schl.

The presentatins will be given by the UNH gradu-ate students and can be dne fr a single class r fr alarger assembly (the mre the merrier!). There will bea small fee f $40 assciated with getting a speaker tyur schl (t ffset travel expenses). These presenta-tins will be launched, and speakers will be available,starting naic rcycls Dy(Nvember 15th).

Request yur speaker nw by calling 603-734-4401r email the CLUB at: theclub@nrra.net. Hurry andsign up today, limited slots available!

Salisbury Publishes a Tur Bkletof Their Lcal Transfer Statin

[10 Team Earth Points]

How the Booklet came to be:The 4th grade students inthe Language Arts Enrich-ment class at SalisburyCentral Schl in Lakeville,CT were invlved in a unitcalled Earth Patrl. Theywere reading all abut theprblems plaguing ur earth, like acid rain, glbalwarming, txic waste, air, land and water pllutin and

- SaliSburyCentral SChoolin lakeville, Ct -

Sign up now for a presentation by UNHon the benets of School Recycling!

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Sinc 1977, t nti scool s bn involvd in t cycling pocss.

MeMBeR SChOOL PROFILeSHigh Mwing Schl f Wiltn, NH

High Mwing in Wiltn, NH is a Waldrf High Schl and has

been recycling since 1977. That in itself is quite an accmplish-ment. With the help f the entire

schl, the recycling prgram is

lead and perated by Mike Wis-

niewski. If it wasnt fr Mike, wh

can nd a place for anydiscarded

item at the schl, the recycling

prgram wuldnt be where it is

tday, active and successful.

At High Mwing, there isnt

a thing that cant be recycled.

Every ofce has specic bins where people can place

their recyclables. In the drms there are clsets where thestudents separate their recyclables. The whle schl, frm

the teachers t the administratrs t the students and even

the kitchen staff, are all invlved in the recycling prcess.

We tured the kitchen where there were bins fr glass,

aluminum and paper. The kitchen is cmpletely rganic and they ck all their wn fd

which lked and tasted delicius. After students are dne eating n real plates and uten-

sils, they put their leftver scrap fd in a bin which is transferred t buckets utside. Af-

ter everydontiont the scrap fd buckets, sawdust with a wheat bran enzyme is sprinkled

on top of the food so it doesnt smell and/or attract ies. After approximately

10 buckets are lled, they are dumped into the Schools compost pile and turned weekly.

The schl has a shed where Mike

stres all the recyclables. It was ttally

amazing t see all the things he recycles.

Frm bttle caps t even the cllectin

of Stonyeld Farm yogurt bottles which

he returns to Stonyeld once he collects

enugh. on a daily basis, he makes drp-

ffs f High Mwings recyclables t the

lcal Wiltn Transfer Statin.

High Mwing has als hsted the

CLUBs Can Cage and left it in their park-

ing lt t cllect cans. once the Can Cage

is full, they drive it t the transfer statin

and cllect mney fr the

cans. In the last cuple fyears they have bught Rck

Climbing Gear frm the

prots of the cans.

If yu are interested in

speaking with Mike abut

his recycling successes at

the High Mwing Schl,

please cntact him by calling

603-554-7201.

HIGH MoWINGGrades: 9-12

Ppulatin: 125Recycles: aluminum,batteries, bttle caps,glass, kitchen scraps,mixed paper, news-paper, plastic, steel,

Stonyeld Farmbttles &

tner cartridges

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slid waste. The students thught it was very scaryand depressing!

As part f Earth Patrl they als went n aeld trip to the Transfer Station where Larry Beck(Manager f the Transfer Statin) gave them a tur.They learned that maybe things werent as bad as

they thught and that there were sme vyimprtantthings happening right in their wn twn t helpreduce waste and pllutin. They thught... Wuldnit be great if everyne in twn culd have a toufthe Transfer Statin t? The idea fr the bkletwas frmed! The students wanted as many residentsas pssible t learn abut what they culd recycle andhw better t d it.

Salisbury Transfer Statin Tur Bklet

Tour Booklet Details:Size - 8.5 x 5.5, 21 duble sided inside pages, 2 cverpages (glssy) with a black plastic spiral bindingContent -A general welcme with Statin hurs andsite map; The 3Rs...Reduce, Reuse & Recycle are eachthen discussed; Then every item that can be recycledhas a tw page spread with a picture f it and adescriptin fow to; Garbage, hazardus waste, cm-psting and transprtatin csts are then discussedwith departing messages & a thank you to nish.

Self Published - Salisbury printed the full clrbklet themselves and The Salisbury AssciatinLand Trust paid fr the printing.Distribution - The bklet was presented t the lcalRecycling Cmmittee and then went hme with all theparents f the Salisbury Central Schl.Award Winning - Larry Beck has shwn it all verCnnecticut and has even received a citatin frm theCnnecticut General Assembly.

Your school can do one too! Wuldnt this be agreat TEAM Earth prject t d with yur schlr class? If yu wuld like t receive a cpy f thebklet, please email the CLUB at theclub@nrra.net.

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The recyclaBullsis a fun-lled

live musical adventure designedt entertain and educate K-4students. In the 2008 shw, furcalves learn hw t reduce, reuse& recycle. As they learn, theyteach basic cncepts f envi-rnmental educatin and ffersimple suggestins n hw tenhance recycling at schl andat hme.

Yu must apply t have them cme t yur schl and there are nly 15 perfrmancesavailable fr 15 lucky schls...So APPLY ToDAY! Applicatins, Vide Clips and

mre detailed infrmatin can be fund nline thrugh The Schl Recycling CLUBat www.schlrecycling.net.

DEADLINE for Applications is November 21, 2007

Funding for The Recyclabulls is provided by the Walker Fund of NH Charitable Foundation andStonyeld Farm in partnership with: NH Department f Envirnmental Services, Nrtheast ResurceRecvery Assciatin, The Schl Recycling CLUB and the Winnipesaukee Playhuse.

A Great April 2008 Earth Day Activity

The RecyclaBulls, a Musical!

Rcycling Ramblings

Thank Yu NHtB!

New Hampshire theBeautiful (NHtB) isa prud spnsr f theSchl Recycling CLUBbin prgram. It is thrugha NHtB grant that theCLUB is able t f-fer the recycling bins atsuch a lw cst t CLUB

members. Funded in1983, NHtB is a privatenon-prot charitable trustand is supprted by thesft drink, malt beverageand grcery industriesf NH. Fr infrmatinabut NHtB g t www.nhthebeautiful.rg.

Lking fr a hme fryur unused pian? Givethe giftf musict afamily in

searchf astarterpian ran insti-tutinsuch as achurch,schl r retirementhme in need f a pian.Pianoadoption.comis a freesite where you can nda hme fr yur unused

pian r adpt ne frfree fr yurself. Pian

Adptin is dedicated tnding a new home forserviceable pians befrethey end up in the lcallandll. Go to pian-adptin.cm fr mreinfrmatin.

Recycling theEbny and Ivry

Lking Fr

An Easy FundRaising Idea?Terracycle Plant Fd,is an all-natural, all-rganic,gf-prf liquid plantfd made frm waste(wrm castings) and pack-aged in waste (reused sdabttles)!

Terracycle is lking fr20 z plastic bttles and

will pay your school 6 abottle! They will send yubxes t cllect the bttlesand free shipping labels sthere is n expense t theschools. To nd out moreinfrmatin and sign up,g t their web site at:

www.terracycle.net

nBy recycling 2,000 lbs.(ne tn) f paper, we save:17 trees; 6,953 gallns f

water; 463 gallns f il;587 punds f air pllutin;3.06 cubic yards of landllspace and 4,077 Kilwatthurs f energy.

nArund 45% f the paperAmericans use each year (ver47 millin tns) is recveredfr recycling. This is made int

a wide variety f gds such as new newsprint, bxes andofce paper, paper towels, tissue products, insulation, cerealbxes, mlded packaging, hydr-mulch, gypsum wallbardeven cmpst and kitty litter!

n80% of U.S. paper makers use some recovered berin manufacturing, and nearly 200 paper mills use oNLYrecovered paper for their ber.

nThe average American uses 650 lbs. f paper per year.100 millin tns f wd culd be saved each year if allthat paper was actually recycled!

Surces: American Frest & Paper Assciatin, Inc.; Institute f Scrap Re-cycling Industries; Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy; Weyerhaeuser

(all grades including newspaper, cardboard & ofce paper)

Abut Paper Recycling

JuStthe FaCtS, MaaM.

ShreddingThe News

Shredded paper is anexcellent surce f animalbedding. Newsprint bed-ding experience in the stateshas been mainly with dairyfarmers. Hwever, the

bedding is suitable fr mstther animals, includingcattle, hrses, hgs, andpultry. Veterinarians, petshps and animal sheltershave used paper beddingfr small animals. Usef magazines is NoTrecmmended. Newsprintbedding is highly absrbentand lng lasting. Field testshave fund that newsprintbedding will absrb almst

twice as much water asstraw bedding. Nn-

printed paper can be usedt avid pssible irritatinand/r marking fr urlighter clured friends.Paper insulates against cld

weather and absrbs liquidsand waste. Instead f usingthe traditinal cedar wdshavings try using shreddedpaper. If yu are cncernedabut animal drs, yu cantry a light spray f lemnjuice, citrus cleaner, r pineil. Many animals really lve

the paper and it is suggest-ed that using thin paperssuch as newspaper r cpypaper are best. Clr, glssycatalgs are NoT the mstabsrbent, s save mstf thse fr yur packingmaterial. Have yur Clubcall yur lcal shelter tdayand see if theyre acceptingdnated shredded paper.or use it at hme fr yurfurry family members.

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Go to: www.schoolrecycling.net 4

Scools in t Nws

Students Push Fr A Greener Schl

A grup f Cntck Valley Reginal High Schl (CnVal) students decided t takematters int their wn hands and Go Gn. Ten students put tgether a detailed actinplan to initiate the rst ConVl Gn Wk. It was held in May, with the cperatin andapprval f the schls administratin and the district Fd Service department.

We wanted t d smething really nticeable t make peple aware, said MllyFerrill, a junir at CnVal. We didnt want t d smething slwly. It was sad t see allthe trash every day, said senir Michelle Russell. There was just s much and we felt like

we culd d smething t change it.Russell quickly frmed a grup including

Ferrill, senirs Samantha Bnd, Liam Hlding,Lila Trwbridge, and junirs Mlly Brwn,Carrie Lawlr, Katie Murphy, Charltte Welby

and Sarah Winship.The grup started meeting in Nvember and named itself Trash Talk, since themembers were discussing hw the schl culd becme mre envirnmentally cnscius.

The grup apprached Principal Sue Dell, wh came n bard as c-advisr withDana Wd, the Envirnmental Science teacher at CnVal wh was already wrking withher students n a prject t build a cmpst bin behind the schl cafeteria. Within days,mre than 50 students had signed n t help with Green Week effrts.

The Trash Talk students did their hmewrk by talking with sme f the experts inthe area. The kids went t Crtched Muntain t see their recycling prgram, said Dell,because theyre heavily invlved in recycling. The grup als visited Keene State Univer-sity t learn mre abut its recycling effrts, and participated in a Scial Entrepreneurs frState Leaders wrkshp.

Russell said the universities are fcused n sustainability and recycling effrts but thatvery few high schls have recycling prgrams.

One of the people at the workshop was saying how landlls in New Hampshire aregetting full, said Russell, and it made us want t d what we can fr sustainability.

In a matter f days, the students put tgether an actin plan that included daily activi-ties t ccur during Green Week. These included signage thrughut the schl; settingup recycling bins fr bttles and cans in the cafeteria and a Trash Pile-UP, a visual dem-nstratin f ne days wrth f student-generated trash, which was piled in the schlscurtyard t highlight the magnitude f the prblem.

Guest speaker Luc Mnzies f the Unin Mill in West Peterbrugh talked withstudents abut green building and sustainable practices. Ten minutes f lights utillustrated fr students the amunt f energy and mney saved by cnserving electric-ity. Al Gres mvie, An Incnvenient Truth, was screened and an rganic lunch wasserved n recyclable lunch trays n Friday. The rganic lunch included a turkey sandwichr wrap, rganic lettuce, tmat, chips and may with herbs frm the Suth MeadwSchl greenhuse. Kernel Bakery in Peterbrugh supplied the bread. our kitchen staff

was s supprtive, said Russell. our baker even made ckies with Recycle written nthem. We didnt have a lt f time t put it tgether, said Dnna Reynlds, districtfd service directr, but the kids respnse has been really psitive. Were hping t dmre like that.

The mst imprtant part f ur jb is educatin, said Wd. The rad blck thatwere cming up against is mney and we dnt think thats a gd enugh reasn.They (the students) tried t raise peples cnsciusness and theyve dne it really well,said Dell. Were hping it wnt be just a week. It shuld be every week f the year and a

way f life.The respnse has been s psitive all week, said Russell as she sat in the cafeteria

eating an rganic lunch. We want Gn Wk t happen every year. Russell went n tsay that the grup is currently in the prcess f pursuing grants t supprt its cnserva-tin effrts and t fund a prject t build a small building fr its recycling effrts. Frmre infrmatin abut Gn Wk please cntact Dana Wd at dwd@cnval.edu.

An article by Kerry McDonald of The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Staff

- Conval regional highoF Peterborough, nh -

hasyourScoolbeenintepapersregardingyourrecyclingideas&efforts? LettheCLUBknowandwellpassitforwardin

theCLUBQuarterly!

Bicentennial Schl, NashuaCarpenter Elementary, WlfebrGilfrd High Schl, GilfrdGlden Brk Elementary,WindhamHenry W. Mre, CandiaHksett Memrial Schl, Hksett

Jaffrey Rindge Middle Schl, JaffreyWindham Center Schl, WindhamWindham Middle Schl,Windham

Please check the CLUB web site today at:www.schoolrecycling.net to make sure your

schools information is included and accurate!

Wlcom NwCLUB Mmbrs

Total CLUB Members to Date - 225

Total Bins Distributed This Year to Date - 857

A simple plastic bx in the crner f a classrmcan make the wrld a cleaner place. S say students inSanbrns hme base studies class, wh have implementedand run a highly successful schl-wide recycling prgramduring this academic year.

Kevin Medeirs, a tenth-grader frm Newtn ex-plained hw the prgram wrks. We put recycling bxesin every classrm and the teachers try t get theirstudents t thrw paper and plastic trash int thse bxes

s it is nt mixed in with ther trash. Bth plastic andpaper can be reused t make new stuff, s we cllect allf it and give it t Waste Management fr prcessing.

Jhn Petrn, a ninth-grader frm Newtn stated thathe feels the prgram is valuable because nt nly des

Lessn in RecyclingBy Ann Sanok of The Rockingham News

- Sanborn regional highoF kingSton, nh -

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Cllectin Truble?

Des yur schl needhelp getting recyclables

cllected? Is yur schlwithin the Seacast, Lakes,Manchester r Cncrd,NH area? The CLUBmay be able t help bycnnecting yu with a

vendr interested in pr-viding schls with FREEpick-up f recyclables. Frmre infrmatin call theCLUB at 603-736-4401 rsend the CLUB an email attheclub@nrra.net.

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Newmarket held a summer camp and celebrated Big Green Day with Earth-friendly activities. one such activity in-cluded cllecting apprximately 2,000 bttles and cans using ne f the NRRAs RecycleMbiles.

It was amazing t see hw many cans and bttles culd be cllected and kept ut f the waste stream in just twweeks declared Aimee Gigandet, a camp staffer. With creative campers, an innvative staff, and a LoT f srting,their recyclables were made int a beautiful We Lve our Earth msaic. See the full clr versin f this pht in thenline newsletter at www.schlrecycling.net/newsletter. Its beautiful t see!

The theme f Newmarkets summer camp was azing rc to Discov et Popl, Fi, Ic. What a great way tinspire and educate ur yung peple...way t g Newmarket!

T reserve a RecycleMbile fr yur next cmmunity r schl event, please call the CLUB at 736-4401 r email us attheclub@nrra.net. Its FREE!

We Lve our Earth in Newmarket

Newmarket Recreation staff and summer campers gathered for a picture after completing the We Love Our Earthmosaic globe made from different colored plastic bottles. See the full color version online at www.schoolrecycling.net.

PhotobyKarenWajda

recycling prtect the envirnment, but it als teachespeple t be aware f hw much waste they prduce.

Accrding t Waste Management, a typical schls wastestream cnsists f mre than 40 percent paper.

Apprximately ne tn f waste is cllected fr every 11t 14 times Waste Management empties a 96-galln tterat a schl.

Therefre, by recycling its paper waste, a schlrecycling ne tn f paper is saving apprximately 17 treesand 8 cubic feet of landll space. Recycling one ton ofpaper results in the prductin f 25 percent less airpllutin, uses 40 percent less water, uses 50 percent lessenergy, and prduces 65 percent less water pllutin.

Jaren Naef f Waste Management is verseeingSanbrns recycling prgram. Naef reprts that thus far,

A Lessn...

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the schl has recycled 900 punds f plastics and 2250punds f paper prducts. The schl has helped divertover 1.5 tons of material from the landll.

Bryan Ryan, a teacher fr the hme base studies class,

notes that the recycling project has multiple benets. Thestudents are learning valuable life skills at the same timethey are learning t becme leaders in the schl, Ryansaid. They are actively demnstrating the imprtance fSRHS cmmitment t the envirnment by directly reduc-ing its ftprint n the envirnment.

Students participating in the prgram are: Jhn Hill,Kevin Medeirs, Jhn Smith, Jn Crsby Jn Petrn, TimBlaznis, Ben Wydla, and Anthny Earl.

Jhn Smith, a junir frm Kingstn said sme classeswere better than others at lling their recycling bins. Theart classes are the best. The math classes culd prbablycntribute sme mre in my pinin, said Jhn.

What wuld YoUlike t see in the

CLUB Newsletter?

Send the CLUBan email at

theclub@nrra.netand let us knw!

The NRRA RecycleMobileswaiting to be reserved!

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The School

Recycling CLUB...is a FREE schl prgram,designed t be a fun, in-nvative way t give kids en-curagement, directin, andnetwrking pssibilities frschl recycling prgrams.

Benets to joining include: Hear the latest news

abut schl recycling. Gain statewide recgni-

tin fr yur schlsrecycling effrts.

Increase partnershipsbetween yur cmmunityand yur schl.

Receive technical assistance Learn f FREE recycling

educatinal resurces.

To Join... Have written permissin

frm the principal; Currently be recycling,

r agree t recycle atleast ne type f itemfr ne year!

Thats it! Yu can bepart f THE CLUB!

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The Natinal Assciatin fr PET* Cntainer Resurces(NAPCoR) develped a great educatinal kit calledPETEs Pack that nt nly can be used as an easy, stand-alne display shwing what happens t recycled plastic butit can als be used asa hands-n, interactivepresentatin t teachstudents hw sdabttles are recycled.

Stred in a mini-bincntainer made frm100% recycled PETE*(#1 plastic), the kit includes:

n A binder full f PETE infrmatin

n Samples f PETE bttles in varius stages fprductin - prefrms, chipped, etc.

n Virgin PETE plastic pellets

n Recycled PETE plastic pellets

n Fiber ll made from recycled PETE

n A T-shirt and carpet sample made f recycled PETE

Petes Packs are FREE t all CLUB members (as lng assupplies last). T receive ne simply cntact the CLUBeither by phne at 603-736-4401 r by email at theclub@nrra.net. Pick up your PETEs Pak at the NRRA ofces.Fr directins g t: www.schlrecycling.net.

Cool Stuff Fr!Get a PETEs Pack

Lking fr a Glbal Warming Speaker?Are yu lking fr a speaker fr yur Middle and HighSchl students? The Cbon Colition Spks Buuin cperatin with Cleanair-Clplanet is ffering FREEpresentatins fr schls. The presenters are lcal NHspeakers and they will talk abut glbal warming 101 frabut 30 minutes. The presentatins are grunded in sci-

ence and the speakerscan discuss examplesf slutins in thehme, cmmunity

as well as natinally. Grups shuld be classrm sizeand a cmbinatin f students, teachers and parents. Ifyur schl is interested, please cntact Cbon Colition

Spks Buudirectly by emailing Emily Rcheleau atercheleau@cleanair-clplanet.rg r by calling her at603-442-6464 ext:109. This a great program for 7thGrade students and older.

The Schl Recycling CLUB has many ther resurcesavailable. Just call us at 603-736-4401 r check them utn line at www.schlrecycling.net. Fr example: The CanCage...it tws! Fr large schl wide cllectin f alumi-num cans; ClearStream Recyclers...specically designedfr bttles and cans; EcoCycle Kit, a waste reductin activ-ity kit...and many mre resurces. Just call The CLUB!

Many other Great Recycling Resurces...

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