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RECYClING & COMPOSTING AT OUR SCHOOL

What happens to the things we throw in the garbage?

What happens to the things we throw in the garbage?

Our garbage gets put into landfills.

We bury our garbage, thencover it with soil.

What can we do?All of our schools are going to begin

single-stream recycling and composting.This will help reduce the amount

of trash we throw away and put into landfills.We hope to someday have zero landfill waste.We are starting something new!

We are the 1st school district in NJ to compost, recycle, and try for zero landfill waste!

Are you up for the challenge?!

What will we put in each bin in the cafeteria?

Trash Recycling Compost

What will we put in each bin in the cafeteria?

Trash Recycling Compost

We will compost all food, milk

cartons, and all used tissues, napkins, and

paper towels. Things that were

“once alive.”

What will we put in each bin in the cafeteria?

Trash Recycling Compost

We will compost all food, milk

cartons, and all used tissues, napkins, and

paper towels. Things that were

“once alive.”

We will recycle all plastic,

metal, glass, and clean

paper products.

What will we put in each bin in the cafeteria?

Trash Recycling Compost

We will put all styrofoam in the garbage.

We will recycle all plastic,

metal, glass, and clean

paper products.

We will compost all food, milk

cartons, and all used tissues, napkins, and

paper towels. Things that were

“once alive.”

Trash, Compost or Recycle?If you guess: Trash - Stay seated

Compost - Stand with your arms down

Recycle - Stand with your arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Trash

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Pizza Crusts

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Compost

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

Trash, Compost or Recycle?

Recycle

Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

When in doubt,

don’t throw it out...

RECYCLE!

What will happen in our classrooms?

What will happen in our classrooms?

Your classrooms will only have

recycling & compost bins.

What will happen in our classrooms?

Your classrooms will only have

recycling & compost bins.COMPOST

All food, milk cartons, and used tissues, napkins,

and paper towels.

What will happen in our classrooms?

Your classrooms will only have

recycling & compost bins.RECYCLE

Everything that can’t be

composted.

COMPOSTAll food, milk cartons,

and used tissues, napkins,

and paper towels.

What will happen in our classrooms?

Your classrooms will only have

recycling & compost bins.

NO MORE TRASH CANS!

COMPOSTAll food, and usedtissues, napkins,

and paper towels.

RECYCLEEverything that

can’t be composted.

What will happen to the things we recycle and compost?

The things we recycle will be separated and used to make new

items.

Our compost will become mulch.

Mulch is used to cover and help protect soil.It is used in gardens, yards, and even on playgrounds!

It takes 10 weeks for our compost from school to become mulch!

Our recycling & composting at schoolis going to look different than

what you do at home.This is because we have a different company that

takes our recycling,compost,and trash & uses new machines and technology.

How is our school program different from what you do at home?