What do we do with the items that don’t go into the blue recycling or green compost bins? Do they all have to go into the gray landfill bin? At Saklan, the new answer is, “Not anymore!”
Student Council voted to use money they earned from weekly Snack Shack sales to open a school account with the recently formed Ridwell recycling company. Every two weeks, the Ridwell van retrieves plastic chip bags, Ziploc bags, candy wrappers, and even styrofoam!
After the Student Council approved of setting up a full account for our school, Middle School Student Council representative Lucas looked online to find new bins to be placed inside each classroom and near the lunch areas for disposing of waste items collected by Ridwell. These bins are now visible all over campus because they are the same as our school color: Orange!
Every week, two Middle School Student Council members will collect all of the waste from the orange Ridwell bins and consolidate it for sorting into labeled cloth bags provided by Ridwell.
Ridwell delivered their metal collection bin to be placed outside the school’s front gate for biweekly pickups. The friendly driver came by to retrieve our first full bin on March 5th!
But using Ridwell effectively also involves educating everyone here at school about what specific items can go into the Ridwell recycling bins. Student Council Publicity Co-Chairs Haley and Mae designed this poster to inform every member of the Saklan community about which specific items can go into the Ridwell recycling bin.
On Thursday, members of Student Council also visited the K-5 classrooms to give presentations on what specific items can be recycled using Ridwell.
To learn more about Ridwell, check out this article. To learn more about what can be placed in the orange bins around campus, ask a K-8th grade student!
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