Recycling
I attempted to re-establish recycling at ConneXions but unfortunately, the city will no longer picks up individual recycling cans. I plan to restart recycling as soon as the city begins to again pick up individual cans.
Review 2
Composting
I located trashed materials outside a Subway restaurant near ConneXions. I picked up this waste to use to create our school composting bin:
I set up a meeting for 3/11/22 with Michelle Hickerson of the Compost Crew. We discussed composting at ConneXions and planned for her to have an educational table at our Earth Day event:
Review 3
My students learned about climate change and the connection between composting and climate change. Students learned composting helps reduce waste and pollution:
I worked with students on the Green Team to build a compost bin from recycled materials:
We invited a special guest from the Compost Crew who joined us in building the compost bin and educated our students about composting:
The Green Team is continuing to add to our compost bin and turn the contents to create a nutrient-rich mixture.