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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Green TeamTown Center Elementary
2012
Engineering our Future byReducing Waste on our Campus
Prepared by parent volunteer, Beth Reynolds
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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
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Can Be Juice Boxes
Plastic Bottles, Tabs, &Lids
RecycledPlastic Trays
Paper Cartons
Cans
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Look for this bin in the Cafeteria
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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
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Where do I put these items?
Lunch kits Wrappers Juice Pouches
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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
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Trash
Plasticware,Straws, Napkins, & Wrappers
Paper Towels Food
All
Ziploc Bags
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Look for this bin in the Cafeteria
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In the Classroom
• Clean Paper goes in the blue bin • Cans and Bottles go in the big white bin
Paper
Cans andBottles
Paper
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Around School and From HomeElmer’s glue sticks, bottles, and packaging
Old pens & markers
Plastic tape dispensers and tape cores
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Where do I put these items?
In the small Terracycle bins in your classroom
Used Glue SticksOld Markers and PensEmpty Tape Holders
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And did you know?
• You can also bring old shoes and glasses to school
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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:
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Where do I put these items?
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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
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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
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• Slides after this are from another presentation
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Thursday, November 15th is America Recycles Day!
REnewing our pledge to recycleEVERYDAY