Kersley Elementary – Kersley Elementary – Beyond Green!Beyond Green!

Green Initiatives for 2010-Green Initiatives for 2010-20112011

Bottle Drop-off StationBottle Drop-off Station

With the help of parent With the help of parent

and community volunteers,and community volunteers,

a bottle drop off station was a bottle drop off station was

constructed in Septemberconstructed in September

2010.2010.

Students help Students help sort the sort the bottles and bottles and cans in the cans in the bottle drop bottle drop off.off.

Through this Through this initiative, we have initiative, we have recycled over recycled over 10,000 beverage 10,000 beverage containers.containers.

CompostingComposting

All students All students and staff and staff participate in participate in the composting the composting program. program. Buckets are Buckets are emptied daily.emptied daily.

Lights Out!Lights Out!

Sections of lighting in the hallway at Sections of lighting in the hallway at our school are left out all day, and all our school are left out all day, and all lights are turned off when a room is lights are turned off when a room is not in use.not in use.

Bins, bins, and more bins!Bins, bins, and more bins! Our hallway is lined with bins to collect plastic, Our hallway is lined with bins to collect plastic,

office paper, pop can tabs, cardboard, computer office paper, pop can tabs, cardboard, computer printer cartridges, and beverage containers.printer cartridges, and beverage containers.

Used booksUsed books Books for the library Books for the library

are often new, but are often new, but when possible, used when possible, used books in near new books in near new condition are condition are purchased.purchased.

Students had a book Students had a book exchange table at our exchange table at our Read-A-Rama. All Read-A-Rama. All students traded their students traded their gently used books for gently used books for a “new-to-them” book.a “new-to-them” book.

Beyond GreenBeyond Green

As you can see, the Kersley As you can see, the Kersley community, students and staff are community, students and staff are working together to make Kersley working together to make Kersley even greener!even greener!