We have SO much going on right now in room 123! Check it out:
*BRIGADES, BRIGADES, BRIGADES! I am sure you’ve heard of the 5th grade G21 project. We have been recycling 3 different types of brigades (glue sticks/bottles, empty tape rolls, as well as beauty product bottles/cases). A company named TerraCycle will give us 2 cents per brigade. We will then decide what we want to purchase for our courtyard to make it a more useful environment (an outdoor classroom environment). So far 2nd grade has won 3 weeks in a row! Who will win this week?! Don’t forget to RECYCLE! If you have any questions on what exactly you can recycle for the beauty product brigade, please feel free to email me!
Dear Parents and Fellow Roadrunners,
Have you heard of 5th grade’s G21 project that is underway? Here’s our plan:
We are recycling three different brigades:
1. Empty glue sticks and glue bottles
2. Empty disposable tape dispenser rolls
3. Empty beauty product bottles/packaging (This one is a biggie–it includes the following: lipstick cases, mascara tubes, eye shadow cases, shampoo bottles, conditioner bottles, bronzer cases, foundation packaging, body wash containers, soap tubes, soap dispensers, lotion dispensers, shaving foam tubes (no cans),
Students and staff at Bain Elementary School raised more than $3,700 for the school through the TerraCycling program.
The program allows schools to collect items like juice pouches, wrappers, empty glue sticks and writing instruments and submit them for recycling. The school collected more than 114,000 juice pouches and more than 19,000 chip bags to earn $3,749.38.
To learn more about the program, visit www.terracycle.net.
Schools create quite a lot of waste products that is thoughtlessly gotten rid of when it can be recycled. An exceptional recycling strategy labeled as TerraCycle has brought about a huge change in the recycling behavior of schools in the United States. This program takes the initiative to recover food packaging goods that are difficult to recycle and in addition pays schools for their hard work. As per a MichigansThumb.com report, the program awards points to schools dependant upon the quantity of recyclable goods delivered to TerraCycle. The arrival of single-serve food products has inflated the quantity of disposable waste and led to a rising pile of harmful waste material in landfills.
In addition to the typical paper, aluminum, plastic, and electronics recycling, Evergreen collects hard-to-recycle items such as pens, markers, scotch tape dispensers, glue sticks, and granola bar wrappers and sells them to TerraCycle, a company specializing in upcycling.
“They take these items and make new things out of them,” she explains. “It’s a great way to help a school with fundraising.”
Students take all of these lessons to heart, Deal adds. “I’ve had students tell their parents not to buy a certain product because it has too much packaging. The more we model here at school, the more we’re teaching our whole community, and that’s good for everyone.”
