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Success Story: Clark Elementary School
School District: Issaquah
School Location: Issaquah
Began Participating in the Green Schools Program: October 2009
Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2010
Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Clark Elementary maintains a 40 percent recycling rate through a school-wide program that includes classroom, office and lunchroom recycling, as well as food scrap recycling in the lunchroom.
- Students monitor lunchroom recycling, composting and garbage collection containers to ensure proper recycling and waste disposal.
- Students created a video demonstrating which materials should be recycled and composted. The video was shown in classrooms school-wide.
- A classroom recycling competition encouraged recycling containers with no garbage contamination. Winning classes made the ‘Green Class of the Week’ list announced each Friday.
- Waste-Free Wednesdays were promoted. Students generating the least amount of garbage at each lunch table were recognized.
- The school reduced paper use by 90 percent by switching to electronic newsletters and fliers.
- The school, along with all schools in the Issaquah School District, eliminated the use of straws during lunch.
For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:
Liza Rickey, teacher
rickeye@issaquah.wednet.edu
Ellen Ferrin, teacher
ferrine@issaquah.wednet.edu
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