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Recycling CLUB CLUB Quarterly
- Since 1998 -
104,671 Students
Involved!
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Recycling the
Recycling Ramblings Ebony and Ivory
Looking for a home for
your unused piano? Give
A Great April 2008 Earth Day Activity the gift
The RecyclaBulls, a Musical! of music
to a
The RecyclaBulls is a fun-filled family in
live musical adventure designed search
to entertain and educate K-4 of a
students. In the 2008 show, four starter
Thank You NHtB! piano or
calves learn how to reduce, reuse
& recycle. As they learn, they New Hampshire the an insti-
teach basic concepts of envi- Beautiful (NHtB) is tution
ronmental education and offer a proud sponsor of the such as a
simple suggestions on how to School Recycling CLUB church,
enhance recycling at school and bin program. It is through school or retirement
at home. a NHtB grant that the home in need of a piano.
CLUB is able to of- Pianoadoption.com is a free
You must apply to have them come to your school and there are only 15 performances site where you can find
fer the recycling bins at
available for 15 lucky schools...so apply today! Applications, Video Clips and a home for your unused
such a low cost to CLUB
more detailed information can be found online through The School Recycling CLUB piano or adopt one for
members. Founded in
at www.schoolrecycling.net. free for yourself. Piano
1983, NHtB is a private
DEADLINE for Applications is November 21, 2007 non-profit charitable trust Adoption is dedicated to
and is supported by the finding a new home for
Funding for The Recyclabulls is provided by the Walker Fund of NH Charitable Foundation and
Stonyfield Farm in partnership with: NH Department of Environmental Services, Northeast Resource soft drink, malt beverage serviceable pianos before
Recovery Association, The School Recycling CLUB and the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. and grocery industries they end up in the local
of NH. For information landfill. Go to piano-
about NHtB go to www. adoption.com for more
nhthebeautiful.org. information.
Just the Facts, Ma’am.
Collection Trouble?
Does your school need
help getting recyclables
Photo by Karen Wajda
from page 4
Send the CLUB
A Lesson... the school has recycled 900 pounds of plastics and 2250
pounds of paper products. The school has helped divert
an email at
theclub@nrra.net
recycling protect the environment, but “it also teaches over 1.5 tons of material from the landfill. and let us know!
people to be aware of how much waste they produce.” Bryan Ryan, a teacher for the home base studies class,
According to Waste Management, a typical school’s waste notes that the recycling project has multiple benefits. “The
stream consists of more than 40 percent paper. students are learning valuable life skills at the same time
Approximately one ton of waste is collected for every 11 they are learning to become leaders in the school,” Ryan
to 14 times Waste Management empties a 96-gallon toter said. “They are actively demonstrating the importance of
at a school. SRHS’ commitment to the environment by directly reduc-
Therefore, by recycling its paper waste, a school ing its footprint on the environment.”
recycling one ton of paper is saving approximately 17 trees
and 8 cubic feet of landfill space. Recycling one ton of
Students participating in the program are: John Hill,
Kevin Medeiros, John Smith, Jon Crosby Jon Petron, Tim
Membership
paper results in the production of 25 percent less air Blazonis, Ben Wydola, and Anthony Earl. to the CLUB
pollution, uses 40 percent less water, uses 50 percent less
energy, and produces 65 percent less water pollution.
John Smith, a junior from Kingston said some classes
were better than others at filling their recycling bins. “The is FREE.
Jaren Naef of Waste Management is overseeing
Sanborn’s recycling program. Naef reports that thus far,
art classes are the best. The math classes could probably
contribute some more in my opinion,” said John.
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Development Solid Waste Grant
Partially funded by a USDA Rural
Printed on Recycled Paper