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Winter 2008/2009

School Recycling

The School
Recycling CLUB CLUB Quarterly
- Since 1998 -

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Providing the latest news to the school recycling community

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Bow Elementary & trimmings, costing com- NRRA provides cus-
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Their Bronze lars for disposal. Reduce forms, posters, and a
ilford Middle
this waste by participating sample bin to help with
School (MMS)
sales. So groups don’t
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have to handle any
has exceeded all ex-
Backyard Compost Bin Sale! Us- pectations and earned
Recycling Ramblings money, checks for the bins are
ing the “power of numbers” for the GOLD award in
New Members cooperative purchasing, mu- made out to NRRA. However,
the School Recycling
nicipalities, community groups the sale can also be used as a
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Program’s TEAM Earth
Awards program in
Bins Available to sell the Earth Machine Backyard $45 each and earning $5 for each
record time. This award
Schools! Compost Bin for $40 rather than bin sold ! Don’t miss out on this
program was intended
$85 actual retail value and the great opportunity to reduce your
to be a four-year pro-
Kitchen Waste Pails for $8. The waste, increase backyard com-
gram and MMS com-
Sale is conducted very much posting and provide a backyard
pleted it in just one year!
like a Girl Scout cookie sale in compost bin at a great price! To
that organizations sell the bins, sign up for the Sale, contact Jan
The TEAM Earth pro-
Have you joined and accept orders by April 1st. Carter at (603) 736-4401 or go to
Team Earth yet? Find gram awards points for
www.nrra.net.
out more by clicking on each recycling project
“Awards “on The CLUB’s a group finishes. MMS
web site. NEW! Rain Barrels will be available to buy for $60 has completed many
($120 Value). Find out more at www.nrra.net. projects, including hand-
ing out water bottles and
[Team Earth Activity= 4 Points] coffee mugs to teachers
Recycle Old Athletic Shoes for teacher appreciation
week, signing up for the
www.school Did you know that you can out to be processed. This retailer Cookie Wrapper Brigade
recycling.net recycle old athletic shoes? Mil- accepts boxes of 24 to 30 pairs of with Terracycle and
ford Middle School recently any brand of athletic shoe. For donating the proceeds
joined the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe more information on this great to the Nashua Soup
The School
program and collected over program, check out www.nikere- Kitchen and Shelter.
Recycling CLUB is a 200 pairs of athletic shoes useashoe.com and
project of the Northeast that will be reused to make www.georgeandphillips.com. This program is a great
Resource Recovery Asso-
ciation (NRRA), a proactive
playground and sport sur- way to keep students
non-profit cooperative faces! The shoes were brought Thank you Milford Middle School motivated about recy-
working to make recycling to George & Phillips, Inc in for letting us know about this cling. If your school
programs efficient and finan-
cially successful. Exeter, where they are shipped great program! would like to sign up for
www.nrra.net
this program, please call
*T.E.A.M. = Team Earth Activity Manual. Whenever you see this acronym, it means you Kelly at (603) 736-4401.
can earn points towards our Team Earth Awards Program by completing this activity.

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Member School Profile
Bow School District - Bow, NH
Bow Students Excel at Spreading a “Green” Message
By Lydia Crisp
Student Contributor
for America Recycles Day
on November 15th. The
Want to
for your
progress BHS has earned

W hen thinking of the


schools in Bow two
things usually come to
the school the Bronze award
in the School Recycling
Club TEAM Earth Awards
Bow students
educate
mind: outstanding academ- Program. The high school’s peers on
ics and talented athletic future plans include ESC’s “green”
teams. Now we can add an- annual Earth Day celebra- practices.
other credential to the list – tion.
green schools. All three Bow
schools are working hard The high school is not alone
to do their part to save the in its efforts. Bow Middle
planet by recycling, waste
reduction, and educating
School (BMS) also has many
“green” initiatives under- curriculum. With the new
We h
students and residents field trip to the Wheela-
way. The school is currently curriculum each grade will
about being “green” . brator Incinerator Plant in
recycling paper, plastic/ be responsible for a recy- Penacook to see how trash
glass, and aluminum cans. cling item and will receive is converted into electricity.
To kick-off the 2008-2009
school year and the high
The eighth grade students
take turns going to each
formal instruction on their
chosen recycling product. All three schools plan to
Sign u
school’s recycling program class room each week to For example, if the sec-
the Bow High School (BHS)
Environmental Service Club
empty the recycling bins.
Twice a year the school
ond grade adopts plastics
recycling, they will receive
continue with and expand
upon their environmen- recyc
(ESC), in partnership with tal efforts throughout the
hauls a dump truck com-
the Bow PTO, brought the
Junkman, Don Knaack to
pletely filled with alumi-
num cans to Advantage
instruction on how plastic is
recycled, what products are
school year and beyond.
Currently, Bow uses a dual
you e
made from recycled plas- stream recycling process,
BHS. Don plays Junkmusic
on 100% recycled materials
Recycling in Concord where
they are weighed and used
tic, and how it benefits the
environment. The second
requiring separation and
storage of paper/cardboard
takes
as a way to educate and en- to make new aluminum graders would then moni-
courage stewardship for the
Earth. All the students at the
sheets. The money that BMS
earns from the recycled alu-
tor and take ownership of
the plastic recycling for the
and commingles in differ-
ent bins. However, each either
high school and elementary school is preparing for the
minum goes toward schol- entire school and produce
school attended the perfor- arrival of single-stream re-
arships for the 8th grade’s a bi-annual plastics waste
mance. cycling, in which all recycla-
annual environmental trip. audit to share with the rest bles can be mixed together
The Junkman performance
The middle school is also
in the process of forming a
of the school. The BES Recy-
cling Club is also planning a
in the near future. At ea
was just one of the many recycling club, which would
“green” efforts put forth by
all three schools. The ESC
enable the younger students
to become more involved in
ing a
is in the process of carry-
ing out a comprehensive
environmental efforts.
Congratulations pape
recycling program at the
high school. The group’s
The Bow Elementary School
Bow Elementary School
&
(BES) kicked off their school
responsibilities include a recycling efforts this year

Bow High School


daily collection of paper re- by joining BHS for the
cycling from each classroom Junkman performance on
and helping to maintain the September 18th at the high
enthusiasm brought by the
initial Junkman recycling
school. BES joined The Club
last school year, and since
for earning the Bronze Award in the
kick-off. In the past the
ESC has participated in the
then has earned the Bronze TEAM Earth Awards Program!
Award, too. Parents and
town’s hazardous waste teachers are coordinating Keep up the great work!
collection day and has with school administra-
taken the pledge to main-
tain its recycling program
tors to create a school-wide
progressive recycling
Bow Middle School needs only a few more points! For m
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conta
Grant Opportunity!
Recycling Ramblings
T he Coca-Cola/NRC Recy-
cling Bin Grant Program
supports local community
recycling programs by pro-
Become a Contributor! viding bins to selected grant
recipients for the collection of

W ould you like to be featured in the School beverage container recycla-


Recycling Club’s newsletter? We are bles in public settings. Grants
looking for contributors to write and send will be provided to a limited number
pictures about YOUR great programs. Topic of applicants who can demonstrate how their
ideas include: proposals will lead to sustainable recycling
opportunities. The grant program is open to
School Profiles & Overviews government, civic, school, non-profit groups
Sharing unique items you recycle or reuse and for-profit companies. Applications are
Publizing speakers or performances available only on-line.
that come to your school
AND MORE! To apply, go to www.bingrant.org. RR

Please send your ideas to Kelly at theclub@ Nashua Area


nrra.net or call (603) 736-4401. Thank you in Schools: Welcome New
avanced for your help and support!
GET PAID for CLUB Members
CLUB Stuff for The Asking your paper
recycling?
Total CLUB Members to Date - 268

T he School Re-
cycling CLUB
has other resources
I f your school is in the
Nashua area, you may
be able to get PAID for
18 new & renewing members...

2nd Nature Academy


available. Just call
the paper you recycle. Alvirne High School
us at 603-736-4401
or check them out In turn, you can use this Auburn Village School
on line at www. money to expand your Belmont Elementary School
schoolrecycling. recycling program. As Boynton Middle School
net. For example: more schools get in- Hills Garrison School
The Can Cage...it tows!...for large school wide volved, this program will
collection of aluminum cans; ClearStream Re- expand to other areas of Hopkinton Independent School
cyclers...specifically designed for bottles and Southern NH. Email Hudson Memorial School
cans; EcoCycle Kit, a waste reduction activity Kelly at theclub@nrra. Kenneth A. Brett School
kit...Just contact the CLUB! RR net for more info. RR Lin-Wood Public School
McKelvie Middle School
Milton Elementary School
We’re saving paper What would YOU Monadnock Regional High School
& emailing our newsletter! like to see in the
CLUB Newsletter? Pennicuck Middle School

T he School Recycling Club is taking Pittsfield Elementary School


another step to save paper. Instead of Portsmouth Christian Academy
printing and mailing our newsletter, we Southwick School
will be emailing it! If you are receiving
a paper copy, this means we don’t have Waterville Valley Elementary
your email address on file. Please take Membership
a second to email theclub@nrra.net your
name, school, address, telephone number to the CLUB
and email address, so we can update our is FREE.
Send the CLUB
database. an email at Join Today!
theclub@nrra.net
No email address? No worries. We’ll
continue to send your newlsetter to you.
and let us know! theclub@nrra.net
Thank you for taking the time to save a www.schoolrecycling.net
tree and help us update our database! RR
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The School Recycling CLUB
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Non-Profit Org.
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The School
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your school and start earning money today!
ecycling bins are available through New is a FREE school program,
Hampshire the Beautiful at a REDUCED designed to be a fun, in-
rate for schools within New Hampshire. You novative way to give kids en-
can purchase classroom recycling bins for only couragement, direction, and
networking possibilities for
$3 a bin! This dark green bin is 16” wide x school recycling programs.
22” long x 13” high and
comes printed with the Benefits to joining include:
• Hear the latest news
New Hampshire the about school recycling.
Beautiful logo. • Gain statewide recogni-
tion for your school’s
Another option is the recycling efforts.
Clear Stream Recycling • Increase partnerships
between your community
Bin. These bins have a strong wire frame, see and your school.
through bag, bold graphics and raised 4-hole • Receive technical assistance
lid dramatically increasing recycling participa- • Learn of FREE recycling
tion and reducing the chance of contamina- educational resources.
tion. The Clear Stream Bin is available to New To Join...
Hampshire members of THE CLUB for only • Have written permission
$16 and can be used to collect any type of con- from the principal;
tainer, such as aluminum cans or plastic bottles. • Currently be recycling,
or agree to recycle at
To order these bins, download the application least one type of item
at www.schoolrecycling.net/Grants.htm and for one year!
fax it to Kelly at (603) 736-4402. If you have • That’s it! You can be
any questions, feel free to call (603) 736-4401 or part of THE CLUB!
To Order Call 1-800-221-2384 e-mail theclub@nrra.net.
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