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RecycleSmart Kids!
Helping to teach our students important life-long lessons in caring for their environment. Just another step towards helping students reach their highest potential. 
RecycleSmart Kids!
Registration Form/Additional Information
Printable Poster
RecycleSmart Kids Bingo Game Card
The Grand Traverse County Resource Recovery Department (RecycleSmart) offered a recycling presentation (RecycleSmart Kids Bingo) to all Grand Traverse County K-5 students during the period of April 19-April 29, 2011. Over 700 children participated.
The RecycleSmart Kids Bingo presentation incorporated information and examples of the 3R’s (reduce,reuse,recycle). RecycleSmart understands its role and importance of education with respect to environmental stewardship. RecycleSmart also sees the value of working together and reaching out to everyone to help them understand that individuals & particularly RecycleSmart Kids, really can make a positive difference!
Yes they are RecycleSmart Kids!
Interesting Recycling Facts
RecycleSmart Kids School Recycling Program
Crossword Puzzle
Make a Picture Frame
Students, Resources For Waste Education
Why should I recycle?
Making new things from recycled ones takes less money, less energy, and less of the Earth’s resources. Because less energy is used, factories don’t release as much pollution either.
Who recycles?
Everyone can recycle. You can recycle at home and at school. Your parents and other adults can recycle at work, and so can the companies they work for.
What about reuse?
Reuse means just what it sounds like: using something again rather than throwing it out. That usually means finding a new use, such as making a jelly jar into a drinking glass.
Reuse conserves the energy and raw materials needed to make new products, and doing so saves energy and reduces the amount of pollution factories release into the air and water. By recycling or reusing plastic, metal, or glass items, you can reduce the need to mine, transport, and manufacture natural resources to make new products.
How can I reduce the amount of trash I generate?The best way to reduce the amount of trash you generate is to be a careful shopper. Don’t buy more than you need, especially if the product can go bad over time. As a consumer, you have purchasing power. As more and more people buy products that are reusable, refillable or concentrated, manufacturers will take notice and produce more of these Earth friendly products. |
