Zero Waste Classroom

This year we will work to create a Zero Waste Classroom by thinking about the entire journey of everything we use, and trying to use only what we need, use items that we can use over and over, use items that we can compost, and use items that we can recycle or upcycle.

We will not reach zero waste.

We will not even try to be perfect.

We will simply be mindful of waste and see how low we can go!

What will we use?

• Pencils that are composted after use

• Colored Pencils that can be used until they are compostable bits

• Crayons we can melt into multicolor crayons

• Upcycled notebooks

• Paper leftovers from the copy room with blank sides!

• Snacks without plastic packaging

• Post its

• tea and reusable cups we will wash

• homemade soaps that we will make in class.

• homemade table cleaner and washable rags.

• Rescued fruits and veggies from lunchroom for dried fruit and veggie snacks

• Snacks we can make in class.

What will we avoid?

• Destroying mechanical pencils

• Endless copies

• Plastic snack wrappers

• Food waste

• Tossing things we can recycle, upcycle and compost.