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LPS Green teams, the PTO, sustainability champions and Green Team students all work together to make Clarke a more sustainable place. If you want to be involved in any way, contact the Clarke PTO or Clarke sustainability champion Tracey Herbert therbert@lexingtonma.org 🌿
Clarke / LPS Green Team initiatives
Clarke / LPS Green Team initiatives
REDUCING CAFETERIA WASTE 🍄
Lunch waste is sorted into compost, recycling and trash, and uneaten packaged food is set aside for sharing and donation to FoodLink. This happens with the help of the LPS Green Teams initiative, school staff and daily parent volunteers. Interested in helping? It's a unique opportunity to visit the school at lunchtime and get to know other parents! Contact Rachel Summers (rsummmmers@gmail.com) for more information.
PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAYS...
Will be coming soon! Keep your eye out for more information
WALK AND ROLL 🚲 🚶
Why walk or bike to school? It’s a great way to start the school day, it reduces congestion around the school, and it’s good for the environment. Walk and Roll events will happen the first Wednesday in October and May. Scout out the safest route, review safety tips and establish a walking / biking routine. If you live far away, try to walk or bike once a week, or get dropped off partway. Here's a link to Mass Safe Routes to School for info and resources.
BAYSTATE TEXTILE RECYCLING 👕
Cleaning out your closet? Drop off old clothes, linens and shoes in ANY condition in the large white BayState Textile containers in parking lot. All donations are reused or repurposed and earn money for our school. Please bag all donations - stuffed animals are also accepted.
PLASTIC FILM RECYCLING 💨
We'll continue to collect plastic film WITHIN the school (mostly from the cafeteria), but will no longer collect from Clarke families and staff. It's easy to continue or to start doing it on your own - just bring what you collect to your local supermarket! Click for flyer with more information.
BATTERY RECYCLING 🪫🔋
Bring single use and rechargeable batteries to the drop off box for Call2Recycle in the main lobby* No defective or damaged batteries please!
OLD CRAYON RECYCLING 🖍️
Bring your old crayons to the drop off box in the IMC for the Crayon Initiative. They melt them down and distribute new triangular crayons (they don’t roll off a tray!) to children’s hospitals around the U.S. m
NO IDLING 🚗
Waiting to pick up your child? Keep in mind that town bylaws prohibit idling for more than 3 minutes, and that exhaust from waiting cars goes onto the path of walkers. Reduce your impact and turn off your engine while you wait.
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BOOK CLUB PICK📚
Science staff book club recently read the book A Year of no Garbage by Eve Schaub. This informative and humorous memoir chronicles one family's attempt to create zero household trash for a year. You will learn a lot!
WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED IN MASS?♻️
This resource can help! Type in any item into Recyclopedia and it will tell you whether it can go into the recycling bin or not. Then take the 2 minute Recycle Smart quiz and see how you do!
Beyond the Bin is a "next level" tool to help you find places to recycle other items
Staples recycles MANY electronic and other items
WHAT ARE LPS GREEN TEAMS?
The LPS Green Teams is an active grassroots alliance of parents, staff, and students from all schools with the goal of promoting green practices in our schools and community. They have been a valuable resource for us at Clarke. For more information visit their website or join their email list at lpsgreenteams@gmail.com
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