Crayola Marker Recycling Project

Turning

We implemented the Crayola ColorCycle program this year. This program turns old markers into clean fuel for powering vehicles and homes. Stations were set up around the school and classroom collection bins were encouraged school wide.

Reuse!

Ms. Whittaker's students had fun creating Soda Can Portraits using reusable/recycled materials.

Artwork was visible all over the school during Envirofest. Parents were invited to come in and take a look. Students also displayed some of these pieces during our annual art show.


Project #1 Recycling

Our entire DFES community recycles all office and classroom paper products, plastic containers and jugs, aluminum cans, and cardboard. On Wednesdays our recycling captains collect bins from classrooms and other areas of the school and take them to the collection site. At lunch, we collect all recycling as well. We measure the mass collected from lunch recycling and include it with our Waste Stream Data compiled each month. Data is sent out to DFES community each month for classroom charts, graphs, etc…At the beginning of the year, students created classroom charts to show what items can be recycled and what cannot.


Project #2 Food-Waste-to-Compost Program

We composts all breakfast, lunch, and snack food waste. All milk cartons, paper towels, napkins, any food waste, paper containers and trays are separated from recycling and landfill items. Our food waste is placed in a SMART cart for compost hauling. We measure the mass of all food waste each day and include it with our Waste Stream Data compiled each month. Data is sent out to DFES community each month for classroom charts, graphs, etc…At the beginning of the year, students created classroom charts to show what items can be recycled and what cannot. DHEC “Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow” Curriculum Activities such as, “Why Waste Food” were taught (modified lesson-- is designed for middle school) by many of our teachers so that our students during Magnet Showcase could share with parents. We continue to do so at Envirofest (in April) along with SMART Recycling. Students will also be a part of teaching their parents how to create their own SMART Cart at home.

RECYCLE 2017 ROUGH.mp4