recycling and composting, ann jaffe-holmes, greenburgh nature center
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From a workshop at "Farms & Food: Teaching the Hudson Valley from the Ground Up," July 2014, Hyde Park, NY, for more information, www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org "Recycling and Composting at Your School or Site." Recycling is now mandatory throughout New York State; composting food scraps is on the radar for the not-too-distant future. Get the scoop on how to convince colleagues to set a good example and learn how "walking-the-talk" can help prepare students for a future in which natural resource conservation will be increasingly critical. Terry Laibach, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and Anne Jaffe-Holmes, Greenburgh Nature CenterTRANSCRIPT
Recycling & Composting:How to Make It Happen
Teaching Hudson ValleySummer Institute 2014
Recycling & Composting:How to Make It Happen
Teaching Hudson ValleySummer Institute 2014
Anne Jaffe HolmesDir. of Conservation
EducationGreenburgh Nature Center
July, 2014
Anne Jaffe HolmesDir. of Conservation
EducationGreenburgh Nature Center
July, 2014
Sustainability Centre Bloghttp://blog.sustainabilitylearningcentre.com/
Sustainability Centre Bloghttp://blog.sustainabilitylearningcentre.com/
Click the video to watch Anne Hutch featured on Teen Kids NewsClick the video to watch Anne Hutch featured on Teen Kids News
http://www.teenkidsnews.com/index.php/gallery/181-garbage-for-money
Anne Hutchinson ElementaryAnne Hutchinson ElementaryEastchester, NYEastchester, NY
Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary School
Eastchester, NYEastchester, NYRecycling & Recycling & Composting Composting
What did Mr. O’Neil say about getting started?What did Mr. O’Neil say about getting started?
✓ Find a “Champion”Find a “Champion”✓ Pull together some binsPull together some bins✓ Get others involvedGet others involved✓ Let it evolveLet it evolve
Know Your Trash!What you can recycle?
Know Your Trash!What you can recycle?
Cash for Trash through Terracycle!
Cash for Trash through Terracycle!
http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/pages/how-terracycle-works.html
Set up the bins you need conveniently
Recycling Station
Set up the bins you need conveniently
Recycling Station
Use what you have--Cafeteria line up
Use what you have--Cafeteria line up
GET BINS AND LABEL THEM GET BINS AND LABEL THEM
BE BOLDBE BOLDWITHWITHBINBIN
LABELS!LABELS!
Taking the next step:COMPOSTINGFOOD WASTE!
Taking the next step:COMPOSTINGFOOD WASTE!
Mr. O’Neil & His 5th Grade Compost Crew
Mr. O’Neil & His 5th Grade Compost Crew
Mixing carbon with foodat the Anne Hutchinson School
Mixing carbon with foodat the Anne Hutchinson School
Composters onsite, worked by students under Mr. O’Neil
Composters onsite, worked by students under Mr. O’Neil
Schools Carting Cafeteria FoodWaste to Commercial
Composting
Schools Carting Cafeteria FoodWaste to Commercial
Composting
• Chappaqua District• Katonah Lewisboro District• Ossining• Pleasantville (one school pilot, all schools
to follow)• Scarsdale (pilot, all to follow)• New Rochelle - Ward Elementary• Dobbs Ferry • Hastings
• Chappaqua District• Katonah Lewisboro District• Ossining• Pleasantville (one school pilot, all schools
to follow)• Scarsdale (pilot, all to follow)• New Rochelle - Ward Elementary• Dobbs Ferry • Hastings
A Technological Solution:A Technological Solution:
Rippowam Cisqua SchoolRippowam Cisqua School
• The cost of composting was reaching $21,000 a year to truck food waste to offsite compost facilities in CT from both the UC and LC.
• In 2009 RCS started diverting food waste into our own compost machine [the Rocket] at the UC.
• The estimated payback was two years; RCS will save $60,000 every three years.
• In 5 yrs 180 tons of food waste will be kept from the landfills. The compost is all processed and kept on site.
• The cost of composting was reaching $21,000 a year to truck food waste to offsite compost facilities in CT from both the UC and LC.
• In 2009 RCS started diverting food waste into our own compost machine [the Rocket] at the UC.
• The estimated payback was two years; RCS will save $60,000 every three years.
• In 5 yrs 180 tons of food waste will be kept from the landfills. The compost is all processed and kept on site.
The Rocket ComposterRippowam Cisqua SchoolThe Rocket Composter
Rippowam Cisqua School
Rocket Compost ProductRocket Compost Product
Outdoor Recycling Station Options
Outdoor Recycling Station Options
Recy-Cal Supply Company:http://www.recy-cal.com/info.html
Recy-Cal Supply Company:http://www.recy-cal.com/info.html
Thank you!Thank you!Questions?Questions?
Anne Jaffe HolmesGreenburgh Nature Center
(914)[email protected]
www.greenburghnaturecenter.org
Anne Jaffe HolmesGreenburgh Nature Center
(914)[email protected]
www.greenburghnaturecenter.org
Where does all the Where does all the garbage go?garbage go?
-A K-5 program of the Greenburgh -A K-5 program of the Greenburgh Nature CenterNature Center
Subject areas:Subject areas: Science, Social Studies, Math, Living EnvironmentScience, Social Studies, Math, Living Environment
Grade levels:Grade levels: K-5 (adaptable)K-5 (adaptable)
Key Concepts:Key Concepts:Natural ecological cycles (water, soil) Natural ecological cycles (water, soil)
Linear process of garbage dumpingLinear process of garbage dumpingConcept of sustainabilityConcept of sustainabilityBiomimicry: Recycling mimics natural cyclesBiomimicry: Recycling mimics natural cyclesWhat are things made of?What are things made of?Difference between materials that recycle andDifference between materials that recycle and
those that don'tthose that don'tProblem solving: How to turn linear processProblem solving: How to turn linear process
of consumption into a sustainable cycleof consumption into a sustainable cycle
Skills:Skills: Comparing & Contrasting, Classifying, Inferring,Comparing & Contrasting, Classifying, Inferring,Observing, Measuring, Predicting, Generalizing,Observing, Measuring, Predicting, Generalizing,Gathering and organizing data, Gathering and organizing data, Identifying Variables, Manipulating Materials,Identifying Variables, Manipulating Materials,Making decisions, Problem Solving,Making decisions, Problem Solving,Communicating, MathCommunicating, Math