1. THE GREEN INITIATIVE RECYClING & COMPOSTING AT OUR SCHOOL RECYClING & COMPOSTING AT OUR SCHOOL

2. What happens to the things we throw in the garbage?

3. Our garbage gets put into landfills. We bury our garbage, then cover it with soil. Our garbage gets put into landfills. We bury our garbage, then cover it with soil.

4. 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. 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! 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?!

5. What will we put in each bin in the cafeteria? Trash Recycling Compost

6. 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 compost all food, milk cartons, and all used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. Things that were “once alive.”

7. 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 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.

8. 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.” We will compost all food, milk cartons, and all used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. Things that were “once alive.”

9. Trash, Compost or Recycle? If you guess: Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand with your arms down Recycle - Stand with your arms up If you guess: Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand with your arms down Recycle - Stand with your arms up

10. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

11. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Trash Trash Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

12. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

13. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

14. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

15. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

16. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

17. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

18. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

19. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Pizza Crusts Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

20. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

21. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Compost Compost Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

22. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

23. Trash, Compost or Recycle? Recycle Recycle Trash - Stay seated Compost - Stand, arms down Recycle - Stand, arms up

24. When in doubt, don’t throw it out... RECYCLE! When in doubt, don’t throw it out... RECYCLE!

25. What will happen in our classrooms?

26. Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins.

27. What will happen in our classrooms? Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. COMPOST All food, milk cartons, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. COMPOST All food, milk cartons, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels.

28. What will happen in our classrooms? Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. RECYCLE Everything that can’t be composted. RECYCLE Everything that can’t be composted. COMPOST All food, milk cartons, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. COMPOST All food, milk cartons, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels.

29. What will happen in our classrooms? Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. Your classrooms will only have recycling & compost bins. NO MORE TRASH CANS! COMPOST All food, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. COMPOST All food, and used tissues, napkins, and paper towels. RECYCLE Everything that can’t be composted. RECYCLE Everything that can’t be composted.

30. What will happen to the things we recycle and compost? What will happen to the things we recycle and compost?

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

32. Our compost will become mulch. Mulch is used to cover and help protect soil. It is used in gardens, yards, and even on playgrounds! 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! It takes 10 weeks for our compost from school to become mulch!

33. Our recycling & composting at school is going to look different than what you do at home. Our recycling & composting at school is 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. 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? How is our school program different from what you do at home?