The added benefit is that the more paper we are able to collect, the more funds we raise for our school's improvement. If you have any specific questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact our school office, or go to the Abitibi website at: www.
NOTE: Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Division is nationally recognized for promoting strong environmental stewardship while supporting educational and other non-profit organizations through its Paper RetrieverTM program.
Through their combined efforts to divert paper from the waste stream, Abitibi and its Paper Retriever partners save an estimated 2. Find free printables and resources from PepsiCo Recycling. You can also sign up for their recycling program where you can earn rewards for your school. Go Now ». Many of these school recycling programs involve registering or signing up, which keeps you and your students accountable.
And many of them reward you for your efforts—some even with cash or supplies! Some are contests that require creative thinking and teamwork. Whichever one you choose, everyone wins—especially the environment. This exciting partnership requires registration where you pledge that children will be contributing and learning from this experience. Plus, set a goal weight for your students to work toward. Register your school in the Carton 2 Garden Contest and commit to collecting at least empty milk and juice cartons.
Then get the creative juices flowing because the goal is to find a new use for the cartons by turning them into garden structures or other items. Receive lesson plans and tips when you complete registration. The program pays you based on volume and market, to host collection bins on your property, benefiting both the environment and your organization.
For many participants the Paper Retriever program is an effective fundraising strategy. To maximize revenue, your school and the local community must be fully aware of the program and its benefits. The more you recycle, the more you will earn. Paper placed in the Paper Retriever bin is directly recycled back into newsprint within a few weeks of it being collected.
Acceptable materials include newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, office paper, school paper, and mail with no need to sort.
A Paper Retriever bin will hold between 1, to 2, pounds of paper. Less if the paper is simply loose school paper or shredded paper, more if the contents are the newspapers, catalogs and magazines that you need to encourage the local community to deposit. Follow these steps to make the most of your Paper Retriever program.
Place recycling bins and boxes in your classrooms and offices to ensure they are readily accessible. This ensures that ALL paper will be recycled. Present your program at meetings and tell others in your community, school, workplace, etc. Many cities and counties have developed school district waste reduction program assistance for their local school districts.
The following examples may provide ideas on how to establish effective partnerships between school districts and local jurisdictions in your community. JavaScript is required for this site to operate correctly. Please enable Javascript in your web browser and then refresh this page.
CalRecycle maintains archived information on its website as a record of its activities for use by the public and CalRecycle staff. Seeing Green Through Waste Prevention provides valuable insights to performing waste composition surveys, waste prevention activities, and cost analysis procedures to help set up a comprehensive waste reduction program. Each school receives a monthly check for all monies generated from CRV collected on their campus.
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools also has a specific page for recycling programs. Ojai Unified School District —This district puts a strong focus on the "5Rs" reduce, reuse, recycle, rot and rethink! In addition, Mountainside Disposal partners with the City of Arvin to provide support and diversion education to students in the City of Arvin.
For example, in , the City and Mountainside Disposal partnered to provide pocket folders to every student in the City.
Their Facilities Planning and Construction Department also implements environmentally friendly design standards based on criteria developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. Westmorland Union Elementary School District —Working closely with local government, this district overhauled its waste management activities, cutting back from 6-cubic-yard bins of garbage picked up twice per to two 6-cubic-yard garbage containers, and one 3-cubic-yard bin for recyclables picked up once per week.
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