If your school doesn’t currently offer a recycling program you may want to consider taking the initiative and starting one.
• Discuss the issue with your school principal, administrators, maintenance, and custodial staff in order to gain support for the recycling program, mention how recycling decreases waste disposal costs.
• Appoint a teacher to be the recycling coordinator, and have the coordinator contact the City of Irvine Recycles Program at (949) 724-7669 which can provide your school with a list of permitted recycling collection companies, collection methods, and recyclables accepted.
• Start a collection method by asking the custodian (or parents and teachers) to volunteer to drive the materials to a nearby recycling collection center.
• Ask your students to make a team to implement the recycling program, perhaps you can integrate this into one of your lesson plans by discussing themes related to environmental concern and social action.
• Educate other students on what materials can be recycled and where the recycling bins are located throughout the school by asking your student team to spread the word.
