Your Questions About Recycling
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Sandy asks…
I am looking for large recycling bins that are already labeled plastic, paper, etc. Where can I find them?
The recycling bins would be for school cafeterias. I have seen them in several businesses. They are usually color-coded as well..usually yellow, green, and blue. If anyone knows a company that supplies these, I would appreciate you letting me know!
The recycling bins would be for school cafeterias. I have seen them in several businesses. They are usually color-coded as well..usually yellow, green, and blue. If anyone knows a company that supplies these, I would appreciate you letting me know!
Edit: I live in Washington State and by “large” I meant about the size of garbage cans you would keep in your garage.
The Expert answers:
Try taget or walmart
Nancy asks…
Is this a good Thesis for my Persuasive Essay on Recycling in my school?
one thousand kids everyday walking through school, not once touching the recycling bins, is a heart break to me, also a student.
The Expert answers:
First of all a Thesis is something you can prove.
Your title cannot be generic. It can’t be research paper, or little service learning paper, or english assignment, or paper.
**It should be creative, sound good, and have to do with your topic.
Ex.
Topic Teen Pregnancy
bad thesis: Teen Pregnancy is on the rise statistics
GOOD thesis: Teen pregnancy is a BIG problem
Joseph asks…
Go Green?!?
A few friends and I have recently started a go green club at school. The response to this club was tremendous. Were trying to think of ideas on making our school and surrounding area eco-friendly. Our first few simple ideas were getting recycling bins for our school, decorating our courtyard with flowers, and replacing our regular sink faucets with motion censored ones. Were also planning on holding a volleyball tournament to raise money for a unicef/helping the enviroment type organization. Any ideas for organizations that we can become involved with or any ideas for our community or school would be greatly appreciated. thanks =)
The Expert answers:
First, I want to thank you for your great initiative! We need people like you, who actually do something and show others that “go green” is good, beautiful and healthy. That is so awsome!
There are so many cool things you can do! And you have already addressed a few of them.
**Promote waste-free lunches (once a month for example).
** I also suggest you contact Keep America Beautiful who are the ones that arranges the clean-ups in the spring and fall, but also has educational programs for schools and have, I am sure, lots of ideas for you.
** You could also contact the other schools go green or eco clubs. Together you can trade ideas and support.
** Work to minimize or stop the use of pesticides on your school grounds.
** Making a green map over your school or home town is another way to learn about the green resources in your area (and learn which ones are missing). Check out www.greenmap.org
** The Sierra Club is another great resource for go green things. They are local and have worked on the towns and county to sign a Cool Cities agreement. They have many ideas.
** Invite speakers from different environmental organizations to give a presentation at your school. There are plenty of them. I will put the list up on our website next week!
Here are some links that you could start with:
www.greenmap.org
www.keepamericabeautiful.org
www.pesticide.org/schools01.html
www.sierraclub.org
www.wastefreelunches.org
Thomas asks…
Fundraising for improving environment?
We have an environmental club and we thought of putting recycling bins around the school. The problem is…we have a low budget. Does anybody have an idea for a fund raiser? An idea that is not expensive to follow through?
The Expert answers:
Since you are at a school, you might want to consider collecting used printer cartridges from teachers, parents and staff. You should be specific to the ones you want by first inquiring at the office supply store as to what the printer companies are paying for these. Some are worthless, but many are worth 6 to 8 dollars. People don’t know what to do with these anyway and you can help educate them that they should not be thrown out with the trash.
Carol asks…
Fundraising Tips, Ideas?
We have an environmental club in our school, and we want to buy recycling bins so our school can have a cleaner environment. The problem is, we have a low budget. Does anybody know what we can do for a fund raiser?
The Expert answers:
Http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Fundraising+Tips%2C+Ideas&fr=ush-ans
Maria asks…
Can i put paper like old tests and projects and worksheets from school in the recycling bin?
school is over for the summer for me so i started cleaning out my binders and i really want to help the enviorment so can i put all the old worksheets and papers from school in the recycling bin?? can they even be recycled?thx
The Expert answers:
Yesss
Steven asks…
Some ideas to help the environment?
I’m the leader of my high school’s environmental group and we just finished getting recycling bins for our entire school. Now we need another project to undertake. It’s winter time here in Michigan so we cannot do much outside for the time being. Any suggestions?
The Expert answers:
There’s truly a lot you can do…
I like the idea of starting to compost, but I’m well aware of Michigan winters and don’t think much break-down of organic materials would happen, and I don’t know how happy your school would be with you keeping it all inside.
However, you could plan for things! You could make a composting plan, perhaps design a school garden to be put into effect come warmer weather. You could come up with a solar-powered something design to be put into use in the spring. Winter can be a great time to plan anything you want.
You could do an energy audit of the school. If it goes well, you could actually save the school or district some funds…
You could research winter inversion, if you get it in your area. It commonly occurs during winter.
You could create a website full of all sorts of environmentally positive ideas.
Linda asks…
With a Toefl iBT score of 96, is it acceptable when applying to schools that require a 100 ?
For example, Carnegie Mellon require a 100 on a Toefl iBt test. I only came to the US as an international student roughly 3 years ago (barely spoke English back then). Will they still consider my application or they just gonna throw it into the recycle bin?
The Expert answers:
Not acceptable
Richard asks…
Any ideas for Earth Club and going green?
We re-started an Earth Club at my high school and I was wondering if anyone had ideas to help our wonderful Earth, and environment, as well as ways to go green, and other ways to save our environmental issues??
Here are some ideas already taken:
Beach clean-up, Educating primary school children, Recycling contests/recycling bins all over campus, Organic garden, planting trees, eco-friendly fundraisers, donations to organizations in favor of helping the earth.
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE RESPECTED, SO PLEASE DO NOT MAKE RUDE REAMARKS, AND PLEASE ANSWER IF YOU ARE HELPFUL TO MY QUESTION. I NEVER MENTIONED THAT I DIDN’T CARE ABOUT BABIES AND SUCH, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO IN THIS WORLD. IF YOUR ANSWER IS NOT RELEVANT TO MY QUESTION, NOR IS IT HELPFUL, THEN PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
The Expert answers:
This is my suggestion. Find some land that is local and available where the land owner will let you grow food. Learn to garden, learn what it takes to actually cultivate the land in a manner that will yield a result. It takes WORK. But the end result is food, real food.
A major part of our global problem is that we have become so separated from the land. We talk about the Earth, but when was the last time you actually got your hands “dirty” with good nutritional soil. When was the last time you “smelled” a hand full of rich dirt? We must have an appreciation for the very dirt that makes our earth if we are going to effect any positive changes.
Someone will be glad to donate land, and there is nothing else that will make an “Earth Club” really understand the earth than to work in it.
You can donate food to the cafeteria (maybe), take it home (proudly), give to a care center, share with the needy.
Best of luck, and if I can be of any help, please ask.
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