School Recycling Winter 2006/2007

The School
Recycling CLUB CLUB Quarterly
- Since 1998 -

86,000 Students
Involved!
Providing the latest news to the school recycling community
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- Announcing The CLUB’s New Awards Program -

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Activities
New Awards Program A Year toYear Recycling Program!
T.E.A.M. Activities - T.E.A.M. Activity Chart -

-2- Bronze, Silver or Gold Last

Gold
Point! Wow & Congratulations!!!
on Completing the Gold Level!

You Can Do
Member Profile
New Programs! which will your school be? Place
GOLD l Use Email!
Level Award

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The CLUB is pleased to announce “Team Here Have the principal
Earth” Awards - a program developed to - Gold Level - institute a school wide
Collection Trouble? Recycling at least 4 items &
policy for using Email
Recycling Ramblings
recognize and reward CLUB members for 40 TEAM EARTH Points
Year Completed! _______________
rather than paper
Welcome New Members the great work they are doing in the world memo’s. 6 points
of school recycling.
-4- “Team Earth” Awards has three levels l Use Coffee Mugs:
Buy Low Cost Bins of recognition: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Encourage teachers to
How to Join the CLUB The level of award is directly dependent Congratulations use refillable mugs in
on how proactive a school recycling club is. Last
Silver
Point!
on Completing the Silver Level!
Now, go for the Gold Level! the faculty rooms.
(how many items it recycles; how actively 2 points
it promotes its program; educating people Place
SILVER
on the importance of recycling, etc..) For Level Award lHave a Book
Go to Here
Exchange:4 points
www.nrra.net each recycling activity a CLUB undertakes, it - Silver Level -
Recycling at least 3 items &
then click on... receives “Team Earth” points. It is through 30 TEAM EARTH Points
l Conduct a Recy-
these points that a school can reach for the
Year Completed! _______________

School Recycling cling Presentation

Gold, and receive the highest level of school 10 points
recycling recognition awarded in the region. Congratulations
on Completing the Bronze Level!
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity Create a newslet-
Last
Bronze

Check out our

Now, go for the Silver Level!
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Point!

to encourage your students to be active re- ter: twice a year about

NEWwebsite! cyclers. Go to our new web site to find out
Place
BRONZE the school’s recycling
Level Award
more at www.nrra.net...then click on “School Here program. 8 points
Recycling”. - Bronze Level -
Recycling at least 2 items &
lConduct a full
The School
In the far right column are some ex- 30 TEAM EARTH Points
Year Started: _______________
waste audit:10 points
Recycling CLUB is a amples of the great Team Earth T.E.A.M.* Sponsored by the:

project of the North- Activities, you can do!!! School Contact: ____________________________________
School

*T.E.A.M. = Team Earth

Recycling

east Resource Recovery (Call this number __________________ to get involved!) CLUB
theclub@nrra.net

Association (NRRA), Activity Manual

a proactive non-profit
cooperative working to
make recycling programs
efficient and financially
successful.
Whenever you see this acronym,
Did You Wonder What Happened to the CLUB Newsletter?
it means you can earn points in
Our apologies for the recent void. The CLUB has gone through some changes – our Team Earth Awards Pro-
a new Coordinator, an updated web site, database, and awards program. gram by completing this activity.
A fresh NEW look to the newsletter, only made sense too!
Go to: www.nrra.net...then click on “School Recycling” 1
 Programs* to Try
Member School Profile *T.E.A.M. Activities

Woodsville High School A Great New Way To

Connect Kids to Recycling -
The Waste Audit!
Grades: 9-12 n Population: 300 Ever wonder how much
They Recyle: ink/toner cartridges, paper and cell phones trash your school gener-
Their Group is: Woodsville High School Environmental Club ates and how much can
be recycled? Conduct

T ucked in the confluence

a waste audit and the
results can help your
of the Connecticut and Am- school determine how
monoosuc Rivers in Grafton best to start your waste
County, Woodsville, NH reduction program. (As
boasts a successful school a bonus, you can use the data you collect for
recycling program. Its ef- real-world math lessons on weight, volume,
ficient and uncomplicated graphs and charts.) Once you start your recy-
program requires only a few cling program, you can conduct another waste
dedicated students and full audit to see how much trash your school is now
staff support to get the job generating. It’s a great way to show everybody
done. Though these students how much your school is positively impacting
are part of a school club, the earth and saving in waste hauling fees. Go
their club is unique because to www.nrra.net for waste audit guidelines.
there are no dues, there is no credit, yet they work hard. The motivation:
a dedication to the environment and a passion to conserve resources
- natural and economical. Sell Backyard Compost Bins –
The club has full support from the
Reduce Waste and raise
school superintendent because the funds For Your Local CLUB!
money saved by recycing equates Did you know that an estimated 25% of an
money gained in the school budget average household’s waste is kitchen scraps and
through avoided disposal costs. In yard trimmings? Help your local home owners
addition, the environmental club re- reduce their waste, create wonderful composted
cently received money from their ink “gold” and raise some money for
jet cartridges for the school library. the school at the same time.
More money saved and The compost bin sale
funds diverted! offers schools the oppor-
tunity to raise money while
providing an easy to use
backyard compost bin at a
low price! Schools can sell
the bins for $35 (retail value
$80) each, or use the sale as
If you want to learn a fund raiser and raise the
more about how price to $40, thus earning
Woodsville High $5 for every bin sold!
School recycles five
tons of paper per To participate, here’s what you do:
month, contact Janine 1. Contact THE CLUB at 603-736-4401
Eck, science teacher to receive sale information
and lead faculty for 2. Sign up to participate and to receive free
the Woodsville High promotional materials and sample bin.
School Environmental 3. Accept Compost Bin orders until April 2nd.
Club at 603-747-2781. 4. Return your final/total compost bin order
to THE CLUB by April 9th.
5. Distribute the bins to the customers.
2 Go to: www.nrra.net...then click on “School Recycling”
 What would
Recycling Ramblings YOU like to see
in the CLUB
Filled Out Newsletter?
Your Survey?
New CLUB Coordinator We’ve Moved! The 2006 CLUB School
Recycling Survey is the
In Jan. 2006, the CLUB said The NRRA and ultimate source of info!
goodbye to Cindy Sterling and The CLUB have Have you filled out one
hello to Helga Mispelblom moved locations: for your school? Go to Send the CLUB
Beyer, the new School Recy- Our new address is: “School Tools” on the an email at
cling CLUB Coordinator 2101 Dover Rd CLUB web site to get theclub@nrra.net
As a native of the Netherlands, (NH Rte 4), your complete survey! and let us know!
where recycling is a way of life, Epsom, NH 03231
Helga is looking forward to Our new numbers are:
increasing school recycling in
the New England. Helga Mispelblom Beyer
(603) 736-4401
Fax: (603) 736-4402
Collection Trouble?
New Web site address Does your school need help getting recyclables
“In the Netherlands, bags at the grocery store are is: www.nrra.net collected? Is your school within the Seacoast,
unheard of. People bring their own reusable bags ...Then click on Lakes, Manchester or Concord,
“School Recycling” NH area? The CLUB may
from home. Glass is either returned to the store or
be able to help by connecting
recycled in the designated bins in front of the stores. you with a vendor interested in
..And gift wrapping is always reused.” providing schools with FREE
pick-up of recyclables. For
Over the last few months Helga has been more information call the CLUB
very busy with the CLUB, tallying responses at 603-736-4401 or send the CLUB an
from the school recycling survey, revamping the email at theclub@nrra.net.
web site (which is still a work in progress), and
creating a new Awards and Waste Audit Program SAVE
for schools. In addition she has reviewed and
updated all CLUB literature and has redone the
Resources! Welcome New
CLUB Newsletter. Helga is enthusiastically look- The CLUB Quarterly
ing forward to working with any and all schools
interested in beginning or improving their recy-
is now available by
Email! Contact Helga CLUB Members
cling programs! at theclub@nrra.net
to sign up! Acworth Elementary School, Acworth
Atkinson Academy, Atkinson
Daisy Bronson Middle School, Littleton
America Recycles Day in Gilford, NH David R. Cawley Middle School, Hooksett
Effingham Elementary School, Effingham
On November 15th Gilford Epping Elementary School, Epping
Elementary School celebrated Hopkinton Middle School, Hopkinton
America Recycles Day. Kearsarge Regional Middle School, New London
The event focused on the
ongoing recycling efforts of Kingswood Youth Center, Wolfeboro
the Gilford Elementary School. North Hampton School, North Hampton
Their 4th graders, the “Green Paul A Smith School, Franklin
Panda’s, make a weekly col- Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston
lection of mixed paper from Towle Elementary School, Newport
throughout the school and pre-
Trinity Christian School, Keene
pare it for delivery to the Gil-
ford Recycling Center. Unique for the event, the school used the CLUB Weare Middle School, Weare
Recycling Mobile, loaned from the NRRA, to collect plastic containers for Please check the CLUB website today at:
a full 3 days! The day was a huge success. A number of ‘key’ people from www.nrra.net...then click on
the community attended and several local newspapers covered the event. “School Recycling” to make sure your
school’s information is included & accurate!
Go to: www.nrra.net...then click on “School Recycling” 3
 Development Solid Waste Grant
Partially funded by a USDA Rural
Printed on Recycled Paper

Permit # 1267 www.nrra.net...then click on “School Recycling”

Epsom, NH 03234
PAID Epsom, NH 03234
US Postage 2101 Dover Road (NH Rte 4)
Non-Profit Org.
A Project of The Northeast Resource Recovery Association
The School Recycling CLUB

Get These Recycling Bins at Discounted Prices

To Order recycling bins follow 3 simple steps...
1. Be a member of The CLUB
2. Contact the CLUB at 603-736-4401 or email: theclub@nrra.net
for an application; The School Recycling CLUB
3. Make arrangements to pick up your bins in Epsom, NH! THE CLUB, a free school program, is
designed to be a fun and innovative way
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This is the perfect bin for collecting New Hampshire the Beautiful, networking possibilities for school recycling
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The bins are only $11.00 each! classroom recycling bins at HALF-
(retail price $50.00). Its strong wire PRICE! The 14 gallon plastic bins Benefits to joining THE CLUB include:
frame, see-through bag (providing are green, approximately 16”x22”x • Hearing the latest news in the school
content vis- 13”, and are printed with the NH recycling community.
ibility), bold the Beautiful, Inc. logo (and the • Gaining statewide recognition for your
graphics, and phrase “WE RECYCLE”). school’s recycling efforts.
raised 3-hole The bins are only $3.00 each! • Increasing partnerships between your
lid dramatically community and your school.
increase recy- • Receiving technical assistance
cling participa- • Learning of FREE recycling educational
tion and reduce resources.
the chance of
contamination. How to Join THE CLUB
See them at: • Have written permission from the principal;
www.clearstreamrecyclers.com. • Are currently recycling, or agree to recycle at least
one type of item for one year!
This is a great opportunity to outfit your school • That’s it! You can be part of THE CLUB!
with neat and tidy collection bins.
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