Fourth graders at Kramer Lane School in Bethpage are participating in the Schools Go Green project with News 12. One of the service projects that we are involved in is "up-cycling" with Terracycle (www.terracycle.net). The students have joined several "brigades" that involve collecting and sorting through several different types of food packaging (Frito Lay chip bags, Kashi, Oreo, Chips Ahoy packages). The students then box these items and send them to Terracycle, where they are up- cycled and used to make green products such as school supplies, gardening products, and household cleaners and products. For every bag or wrapper we collect, Terracycle donates money to our PTA or any charity of our choice. The entire school is involved and the students are very excited!
In addition, we are also recycling Elmer's glue bottles and glue sticks. We are hoping to expand this to a school wide project in order to collect as much as possible.
We are keeping waste from landfills, helping to protect our environment, and helping our school community and PTA at the same time!
In addition, we are also recycling Elmer's glue bottles and glue sticks. We are hoping to expand this to a school wide project in order to collect as much as possible.
We are keeping waste from landfills, helping to protect our environment, and helping our school community and PTA at the same time!
This is a great project!
Posted by: Denise Caliguri | January 19, 2010 at 09:07 PM