Beyond Recycling
Lesson 4- Paper Making
We made recycled paper to keep from cutting down so many trees. First, we collected used paper to recycle. Then we tore it up, soaked it in water and put it in the blender. We screened the pulp and flattened it out. We patted it with Sponges to get rid of the water. We rolled … Continued
Lesson 3- Recycling Quiz
Question & Answer Game! We took the RDCK “Recycling Guide” pamphlet and we all wrote questions. The answers had to be in the pamphlet. We got into 2 teams. A question would be picked out of a hat. If the team got the answer right they got a point! It was a interesting fun and … Continued
Lesson 2- GARBOLOGY!!
Professor Betty Lovestrash and her Assistant Garbologist analyze Blewett School’s garbage. We took the garbage from our whole school and sorted it on a tarp, The sorting piles were “compostables” “recyclables” “re-useables” “food waste” and real “Garbage”. We discovered that the biggest amount of garbage was PAPER TOWELS! -written by Maddy R. and Blewett Grade4/5
Lesson 1- History of Waste
The first lesson was held at Blewett School, in Ms. Gingrich’s grade 5 class, on November 23rd, 2011. We are looking forward to a great year!
Nelson Press – February 11th, 2010
Students in John Schnare’s class at Rosemont Elementary School were joined by Blair Weston of Fortis BC on Wednesday, as they learned about ways of saving energy in their homes. The lesson was part of Beyond Recycling, a 20-week program in environmental awareness and action delivered by Wildsight. Fortis BC is one of the funders … Continued
Bottle/juice box centers
Just a very positive from us at Glenmerry school in TRAIL. The bottle Depot in Trail is so awesome for doing our cans, juice boxes, and bottles recycling. The set up is great for sorting, counting, and organizing yourself. They have a lone stainless steel table available with tons of large plastic bins to hold … Continued