Add one more to three R's: Recycling
From staff reports
Lincoln Middle School introduced a student-designed cafeteria recycling system Monday that could be a model for reducing waste throughout Portland schools.
Portland Superintendent of Schools Jim Morse shows the amount of Styrofoam waste generated each day at Lincoln Middle School as part of the recycling program introduction.
John Ewing/Staff Photographer
A student recycles a paper lunch tray Monday as Lincoln Middle School in Portland kicked off its cafeteria recycling pilot program.
John Ewing/Staff Photographer
Superintendent Jim Morse joined students, school staff, parents and others at the school to kick off the pilot program.
Students created a separation system for recycling paper-based lunch trays, milk cartons and other items.
The recycling program is a joint effort by the school district, Huhtamaki Packaging of Waterville, which donated several thousand trays made of recycled paper, and the KIDS Consortium of Auburn, which gave a $750 Green School grant for the project.
The idea of replacing the old trays with recyclable ones arose from a service-learning project at Lyman Moore Middle School.
Robert Lindsay, a science teacher at Lincoln, worked with his seventh-graders to design the recycling program.
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4 COMMENTS
weatherfreak said...
How about trays that can be washed and used again. Even less in the waste stream.
March 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM Report abuse
jh144 said...
That would require water, detergent, and a way to dry the tray. All that would require electricity, which has to be generated by using oil, coal, or natural gas. The paper trays are made out of recycled materials, and would not use the above mentioned resources.
March 9, 2010 at 12:44 PM Report abuse
jh144 said...
That would require water, detergent, and a way to dry the tray. All that would require electricity, which has to be generated by using oil, coal, or natural gas. The paper trays are made out of recycled materials, and would not use the above mentioned resources...and they can be recycled again.
March 9, 2010 at 12:44 PM Report abuse
thaiguy said...
i'm a big fan of recycling, but i think the first poster has a good point. any idea how much electricity and water it takes to recycle paper?
March 10, 2010 at 8:16 AM Report abuse