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Success Story: Scenic Hill Elementary School
School District: Kent
School Location: Kent
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: January 2009
Level one of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in June 2009
Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Scenic Hill Elementary School increased its recycling rate from 12 percent to 48 percent.
- Due to the school’s recycling success, the size of the recycling Dumpster was increased and the frequency of garbage collection was decreased, resulting in a monthly savings of approximately $190.
- Efforts included educating students about recycling, reducing lunchtime garbage volume and expanding milk carton recycling. Scenic Hill currently recycles approximately 460 milk cartons per day.
- Recycling containers provided by the Green Schools Program were added to the lunchroom for milk cartons, juice boxes, plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
- The Scenic Hill student leadership team created colorful posters upon which they hung examples of recyclable items such as plastic bottles, milk cartons and paper. The posters can be found throughout the school.
- School staff placed recycling stickers on all recycling containers. Provided by the Green Schools Program, the stickers list what can and cannot be recycled.
- The school uses worm bins to collect small amounts of food scraps. Custodian Ginger Ott helped supply worm bins and encouraged four Scenic Hill teachers to involve their classes in worm bin composting. A group of students participated in a King County Green Team worm bin workshop to learn the basics of composting with worms.
For more information about this school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:
Ginger Ott, custodian
ginger.ott@kent.k12.wa.us
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