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Composting and Recyclingat Great Falls Middle School

Join the Green Team!

Ms. Amy Donovan, Program Director

Celebrating 3 years this month! Nov. 2011 – Nov. 2014 America Recycles Day is Nov. 15, 2014

Composting and Recyclingat Great Falls Middle School

Composting and recycling have reduced trash by 40%!2009= 20 cubic yards (c.y.) of trash/week!2010= 16 c.y. trash/week; + recycling for plastic, metal, glass2011= 12 c.y. trash/week; + 2 c.y. compost2014= YOU are composting 80 cubic yards each year!

2 cubic yard compost dumpster@ TFHS/GFMS

Compost from school goes to Martin’s Farm in Greenfield, a small family farm,

near the Green River. Plastic from your lunch can become litter!

Litter harms wildlife and the farm!

Step 1 - TRASH:in barrel with black bagBreakfast cereal bowls = TRASHStraws Plastic utensils + wrapper

Cups: plastic/ styrofoam Plastic bags/wrap

Step 2 - Recycle: Bottles Cans, aluminum foil

Juice boxes (throw away straws)

Yogurt containers(empty, throw away lids)

Step 3 – Milk/juice carton:

Empty milk/juice into pail.Throw away straws.

Put carton in compost.

Last Step – DUMP food and paper into COMPOST:

Milk/juice carton

Leftover food

Napkin, “boat,” other paper

DO NOT Compost:• Liquid Breakfast cereal bowls!

• Plastic, metal, glass• Plastic utensils

• Plastic bags, plastic wrap

• Plastic wrappers

• Packets

• 25,000 attendees, 4 days• 50% diversion rate• 50% savings: disposal costs

Composting and Recycling at Franklin County Fair

Also:Wagon Wheel!

Litter hurts wildlife: Don’t be a litterbug!Balloons Blow…Don’t Let Them Go!

Amy Donovan

Program DirectorFranklin County Solid Waste Management District 50 Miles Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 (413) [email protected] www.franklincountywastedistrict.org