Last year PS40 won the NYC Dept of Sanitation's TrashMaster's 'Recycling' competition; making PS40 the best elementary school recyclers in Manhattan with a prize of $3000!
The student eco-team, known as the 'Super Green Eco-Team' worked hard to teach their fellow students and teachers how and what to recycle & inspected each classrooms' recycling bins and system. They designed a logo which was printed on badges that were awarded to classrooms who passed their inspections. The logo was also printed on organic shirts and sold at the Earth Week celebration. The goals of the eco-team were based on the specific requirements of the competition in which the eco-team competed.
This year, the 2008-09 eco-team will participate in the 'Reduce and Reuse Challenge' competition. They will brainstorm on ways to educate the students & PS40 administration about how to reduce and reuse things at school and eventually to bring those ideas home.
The student eco-team is led by two PS40 parents, Suzie & Michele, and supported by the parent eco-team and the entire PS40 administration.
If anyone would like get involved, or has an idea they would like to share, please bring it on, everyone is welcome!! Email Suzie (suziebaer@mac.com) or Michele (elsiesmom@mac.com).
It's going to be a great year!
Remember, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE....RETHINK!! We live on an amazing planet, please let's all learn to take care of it!
