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1. Faculty presentation: NYC Public schoolsRecycling Champions Program grownyc.org/recyclingchampions grownyc

2. Faculty Recycling Workshop Agenda • Support for NYC Schools • Why Recycle? • What to Recycle • Recycling Set Ups & Tips • Next Steps

3. The Impact of 1,800 Schools Acting TogetherWhat support do NYC schools have? • The NYC DOE Sustainability Initiative • Sustainability Coordinators in every school • www.Schools.Nyc.Gov/Sustainability • NYC Dept. of Sanitation – Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling • Free Resources and technical support • GrowNYC’s Recycling Champions Program • Offers schools assistance for recycling through presentations and assemblies.

4. What is the NYC DOE and City Doing?Working to make recycling a part of school culture • Annual Citywide Sustainability Coordinator Trainings • Annual Mandatory Recycling Training for Custodian Engineers from all five boroughs • Local Law 41 • NYC’s Recycling Law • Chancellor’s Regulation A-850 Judy O’Brien, Librarian School for International Studies, Brooklyn

5. Faculty Recycling Workshop Agenda • Support for NYC Schools • Why Recycle? • What to Recycle • Recycling Set Ups & Tips • Next Steps

6. The BIG PictureRecycling Is a Part of Sustainability “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

7. Know your CityRecycling is a Part of Waste Management 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons 64,000tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+ 64,000 tons+64,000 tons+ New Yorkers generate 64,000 tons of waste every week the equivalent of 5,333 collection trucks

8. Know Your CityWhy does recycling matter? Exporting waste to other communities cost NYC $300 million in 2008.

9. The PAPER trail Every year, New Yorkers throw away over 400,000 tons of recyclable paper. That’s enough to fill up the Empire State Building!

10. MGP: Metal, Glass, Plastics, Cartons 720 recyclable aluminum cans are trashed every minute in New York. New Yorkers trash 1,579,600 pounds of plastic bottles and jugs every week. If NYC recycled all of our steel we could build 9 new Statues of Liberty each week.

11. A School’s ImpactWhere can schools improve? What reduction and reuse practices can be incorporated into your everyday classroom activities? • NYC DOE student population: 1.3 million in 1,800 schools • A large portion of school waste is recyclable, more so than residential waste • Nearly ¼ of schools’ waste is comprised of recyclable paper.

12. Recycling Connections in the CityWhat can I tell students? • Conserve natural resources • Reduce contributions to landfills • Use less energy, burn less fossil fuels • Cleaner air & water • It’s part of being responsible Citizens • Green Jobs- THE FUTURE • Support the local economy, jobs, and industry

13. Positive Impact of Recycling in Schools Creates a trend and habit that students can then take to their homes.

14. Positive Impact of Recycling in Schools Recycling milk and juice cartons for one school year saves: 170,561 sheets of paper 14 mature trees 5,970 gallons of water Creates an organized waste disposal routine. Reduces clean up for staff by reducing litter.

15. Positive Impact of Recycling in Schools Offers opportunity for students to take a leadership and/or mentoring role by educating their peers. PS 179 Brooklyn

16. Why School Recycling?Don’t take it from us, just ask the students! “What I learned about recycling is that it’s something very helpful to our environment. This whole project has changed the way I look at the planet. I realized that this is our only home and we have to take care of it.” - Heidy Benitez, Student The Academy of Urban Planning, Brooklyn “My peers and I started an environmental group in our school. We go on educational trips learning about the problems with our environment and how to fix them. I feel that educating people about what is going on will make them want to change.” - Jemima Osae-Asante, PlaNYC 2.0 Jemima Osae-Asante, Student Facing History High School, Manhattan

17. Faculty Recycling Workshop Agenda • Support for NYC Schools • Why Recycle? • What to Recycle • Recycling Set Ups & Tips • Next Steps

18. What to Recycle?Keep these two streams of recyclables separate from trash!

19. SORT IT OUTWhat goes where in NYC Recycling

20. MIXED PAPER METAL, GLASS, PLASTIC, CARTONS Foam- Bags-Film, Vinyl Wrappers Pouches Please, no hardbound book covers, soiled paper: towels, napkins, plates, cups If you can rip it, you can recycle it. • Loose/construction paper, notebooks, cardboard, empty pizza boxes, soft cover books, post-its, magazines, envelopes, shredded paper, etc. *staples are fine • All hard plastics are recyclable • Empty milk and juice cartons • If it’s mostly metal! Aluminum foil and trays, bottle caps, scissors, paper clips, etc.

21. Faculty Recycling Workshop Agenda • Support for NYC Schools • Why Recycle? • What to Recycle • Recycling Set Ups & Tips • Next Steps

22. Practice all 3Rs: Start with Reduce& Reuse • Encourage digitization • Promote resuse practices in the classroom by having a ‘scrap’ paper stack • Reuse materials creatively, through art projects and fundraisers • Materials for the Arts Muscota New School, Manhattan Facing History High School, Manhattan

23. Recycling Basics What should my classroom look like? • Recycling bins should exist anywhere there is a trash bin • Never use a recycling bin for trash • Keep bins together and in the same place every day • Consistency helps to develop good habits • Make sure bins are labeled on and above bins

24. Recycling BasicsHow to maintain student habits? • Recycling is a school expectation and a classroom rule • Be conscious of your own habits, students will take notice • Recycling has a big impact, students can practice it everyday • Thank you for recycling! M.S. 113, Brooklyn Computer Lab

25. Faculty Recycling Workshop Agenda • Support for NYC Schools • Why Recycle? • What to Recycle • Recycling Set Ups & Tips • Next Steps

26. Next Steps: Spreading the Word Provide Instructional Demonstrationsto your students Student / Staff Handouts Morning Announcements

27. Next Steps: Make Recycling Stand Out (& Engage students in the Process!) Students at PS30 Staten Island hold a paper bin decorating contest PS29 Brooklyn

28. Next Steps: Curriculum Integration Math /Science applications Recycling essays

29. Next Steps: Start or Join a Green Team You don’t have to be the Sustainability Coordinator to be part of a Green Team. Ask Ray Pultinas, Sustainability Coordinator of MurryBergtraum school in Manhattan. There are 4 teachers and counting in the Green Team.

30. Next Steps: Engage Other Groups Look for opportunities to partner with other grades/ groups with recycling: Art Club, Robotics Team, etc. A bin that goes ‘moo’ when milk cartons get recycled! PS 811 – Mickey Mantel H.S. Manhattan IS 227 – Louis Armstrong M.S. Queens

31. THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING!