PS40 Super Green Eco Team 2011-12

The Salk school joins the composting effort!

2012-01-10T12:40:00.000-08:00

We have a new addition to the "composting set up."

There is now a sign that lists the members of the Salk School Compost Committee...

and when they have been asked to supervise the lunch room waste disposal.
THANK YOU SALK!!

The SGET Bulletin Board Is Up

2012-01-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

Located in the cafeteria, between the nurses office and the water fountains, is the Super Green Eco Team bulletin board. Right now you can find out who is on the SGET, which class each student will inspect, what projects we are working on, when meetings are held, and general information about the SGET.

Stop by and check it out!

Kent Makes Composting Possible!

2012-01-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

A fifth grade member of the Super Green Eco Team thanks Kent, from SchoolFood, for all his hard work.

Kent is the cornerstone of the food composting project, without him we couldn't do it. Everyday Kent puts compostable bags in the green plastic cans and at the end of each day, when they are filled with food, paper, and trays he takes them out to be picked up and composted.

THANK YOU KENT!

PS40 IS THE FIRST NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL TO COMPOST IN THE CAFETERIA!

2011-12-08T08:36:00.001-08:00

This is the 'after' picture of the PS40 cafeteria:

Bucket - liquids, Recycling - milk cartons, Trash - plastic, Compost - trays, food, and paper

RECYCLING

TRASH

COMPOST

COMPOST BIN

Composting in the Cafeteria Starts on MONDAY!

2011-12-02T19:47:00.001-08:00

This has been a big week.

This is the 'before' picture.

We are preparing to start composting next week.

On Monday and Tuesday we had three assemblies, to teach the whole school about composting at lunch time.

On Wednesday, the parent members of the SGET went to the PTA meeting to tell all the parents about the new composting program.

On Thursday a flyer went out in backpacks to parents, especially for the ones who couldn't make it to the PTA meeting.

On Friday each student member of the SGET went into the classroom for which they are responsible, and taught the class how to sort their garbage at lunch time.

We also made posters and hung them up in the cafeteria and around the school.

In addition to parent members of the Super Green Eco Team, other parents have volunteered to help during lunch, all next week.

TO SUM UP:
There are three bins in the cafeteria:
Green - Compost

ALL FOOD

Both kinds of trays

Cafeteria paper

Blue - Recycling Grey - Trash

Milk cartons

Condiment packet

Plastic wrap

Juice boxes

Water bottle without the cap

Plastic bags

Foil

Ms. Felder writes about trash AND recycling today!

2011-10-26T05:19:00.000-07:00

Our First Meeting

2011-10-23T06:38:00.001-07:00

The 2011-2012 Super Green Eco Team met for the first time last Friday afternoon. There are more 4th and 5th graders than ever before! Our goals for this year include educating the whole school about composting, recycling, and other ways to help make the world a cleaner place.