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- PROPOSAL -
hands-on experience that helps them grow to see that efforts to cut the
the Earth cleaner and to learn to help the environment for a better future.
reduction of waste.
places. On average, each Brazilian generates about 1.152 kilo of trash daily!
That does not sound like much until you do the math. That's half of a ton in
just one year! Multiply that times many years that person lives and the
It's easy to stick our heads in the sand, put the trash out to the
curb each week and have it taken away. Out of sight, out of mind.
A school recycling project can help make children aware of where all
that trash goes and the fact that it is go, doesn't just go away. It's
they are the ones that will have to live with the consequences.
Landfills
children a better way. It's an opportunity to let them know that 80 percent
of the trash filling our landfills actually could be recycled and the materials
used to manufacture new products. With budget cuts, some schools may
level offers the children a practical lesson and it can be both affordable
and efficient and in some cases even generate funds to help support the
project.
School Recyclables
How to Start
Planning
Dont separate materials that the cooperative has to sell them or throw
Implementing
train the people involved with the school recycling (cleaning personnel,
students in learning life skills. In the process, students will have to use
their math skills, as well as science, social studies and communication skills.
Planning:
secretary use;
cans, tetrapack, and plastic cups from the snack bar (rinsed and
dried);
the children: one in the snack bar area, another near the restrooms,
be informed immediately.
Implementing:
supermarket).
train the people involved with the school recycling: a brief talk with the
the students.
in tables (graphics) in the snack bar area and in the classroom for the
April 2011.