Did you know…
Americans throw away enough garbage every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks. That's enough garbage in a year that if we lined the garbage trucks end to end they would reach half way to the moon. That averages to about 7 pounds per person each day.
It has been rightly said that “Today’s children are tomorrow’s future.” As part of our Green School Initiatives, we are encouraging students to celebrate “Waste-Free Wednesday.” On this day each week, students who bring lunch are encouraged to pack a waste-free lunch. Our hopes are that students pack a lunch in reusable containers. Although we continue to recycle our lunch trash in the cafeteria, by using reusable containers our students will see the amount of trash that can be avoided. Our goal as a school will be to only fill 2 trash cans for ALL lunch periods.
In addition to a “Waste-Free” lunch, we are always looking for new ways to include our students in our efforts to protect and restore the environment. With this, we have decided to begin composting in all grades. Gardening and kids are a natural mix and with our school’s various gardens, we would love to see our composted material used in our gardens. Our students will learn to recycle and reuse materials in an earth-friendly activity to enhance the beauty of our school.
So, celebrate with us…
Three cheers to “Waste-Free Wednesday!”
Please see the attached link to find some helpful tips
when packing a waste-free lunch!
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/parents.html
Americans throw away enough garbage every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks. That's enough garbage in a year that if we lined the garbage trucks end to end they would reach half way to the moon. That averages to about 7 pounds per person each day.
It has been rightly said that “Today’s children are tomorrow’s future.” As part of our Green School Initiatives, we are encouraging students to celebrate “Waste-Free Wednesday.” On this day each week, students who bring lunch are encouraged to pack a waste-free lunch. Our hopes are that students pack a lunch in reusable containers. Although we continue to recycle our lunch trash in the cafeteria, by using reusable containers our students will see the amount of trash that can be avoided. Our goal as a school will be to only fill 2 trash cans for ALL lunch periods.
In addition to a “Waste-Free” lunch, we are always looking for new ways to include our students in our efforts to protect and restore the environment. With this, we have decided to begin composting in all grades. Gardening and kids are a natural mix and with our school’s various gardens, we would love to see our composted material used in our gardens. Our students will learn to recycle and reuse materials in an earth-friendly activity to enhance the beauty of our school.
So, celebrate with us…
Three cheers to “Waste-Free Wednesday!”
Please see the attached link to find some helpful tips
when packing a waste-free lunch!
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/parents.html