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Success Story: Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
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Clear signs and convenient recycling containers in school commons at Forest Ridge. |
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Recycling containers and signs in high school lounge. |
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Containers for dumping leftover liquids and recycling bottles and cans. |
School District: Private
School Location: Bellevue
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: September 2008
Level one of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in June 2009
Waste Reduction
- The school promoted its policy of making double-sided photocopies.
- Email communication is used as much as possible.
- Paper reuse boxes were created for classroom printers. Paper printed on one side is used for draft copies.
- Condiments are served in bulk containers in the cafeteria.
Recycling
- The school’s recycling rate increased from 33 percent to 70 percent.
- In the school cafeteria and kitchen, food scraps are collected for composting collection.
- Recycling containers were placed in the cafeteria and in all classrooms and offices. Stickers listing what can and cannot be recycled were placed on all recycling containers.
- Student Environmental Club members promoted recycling through a “Green Week.” They created posters, included recycling facts in morning announcements and showed a video about reducing the use of plastic bags.
- Environmental Club members also made classroom presentations about recycling, and showed samples of recycled content products to illustrate what companies do with the materials that are recycled at the school.
- Unwanted CDs were collected for recycling.
Awards
- Forest Ridge won the City of Bellevue’s “Recycler of the Year” award in 2009.
- Teacher Heather Mirczak received a King County “Earth Hero at School” award in 2009.
For more information about this school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:
Heather Mirczak, teacher
heathermi@forestridge.org
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