Black Mountain Recycling

BMES Master Waste Reduction Plan Goals: Improve our school’s current system for dealing with garbage by recycling paper and plastic to reduce amount of garbage going to the landfill. Measure how much we improve our school’s current system for dealing with waste. To accomplish this we must take the following steps:
Step (What must be done?)	Responsibility (Who must do it?)	Timeline (When must it be done?)
Label and distribute two recycling boxes per classroom.	5th	November/December
Explain to each class how to recycle. Provide written instructions to post in class.	5th	November/December
For 4th and 5th explain how to measure paper, plastic, and garbage at end of each day. For K-3 and other areas explain how they need to put recycling out to be measured on Friday.	4th and 5th Students K-3 and others recycle only	November/December
Record measurements in data journals.	4th and 5th students K-3 - Recycle Club Other - Recycle Club	Each day Friday (recycling only) Friday (recycling only)
Take recyclables to bin.	4th and 5th students K-3 and others recycle Club	As needed End of week
Evaluate with tables and graphs.	5th and recycling club with help from other grades	As needed to update web site.
Report results to board.	5th and recycling club with help from other grades	At end of project.