What would our earth be like without recycling? Would there be more pollution? Would the destruction of natural habitats be worse than it is now?

Every classroom in our building has a blue recycling bin to make it easier for teachers and students to recycle. Every Thursday during Guided Study Hall, Mr. Mainville and several students take care of GRB's recycling and sort it all out in groups of plastic, glass, and paper.

“It’s so organized and easy. We’re able to recycle the whole building in twenty minutes,” Mr. Mainville said.

Junior Katie Galetta is one of the students involved with helping Mr. Mainville every Thursday. She said, “It’s a great program. There are a lot of things that pollute the earth and I feel like it really helps teachers and students learn how to take better care of our planet."

Senior John Halstead said he thinks recycling is great for our earth. “I think it’s a very positive thing G. Ray Bodley does for not only our school, but our planet as well," he noted. "It teaches kids how beneficial it can be to recycle and helps students build a habit of recycling, too."

Clean bottles or cans, paper, and cardboard are examples of things that can be recycled. When Mr. Mainville and his group of students sort out the recyclables, he said they have found some things that do not even belong in our building, let alone in the recycling bins, but he said the worst is always food right before Christmas break and other long vacations.

“Sometimes students eat lunch in a classroom with a teacher and it’s the worst when milk is thrown into the recycling bin," he said.

Food, pencils, and pens are things that belong in the trash bin, instead of the recyclables.

It looks like it's going to be another great year of recycling at GRB!