In-School Recycling Pilot 2018 – 2019 School Year
Key Players RethinkWaste Staff, Angela (Custodian), and Reyna (Recology Peninsula Services) Chapelle (Custodian) and RethinkWaste Staff at Hoover Dr. Farrington (Principal) and students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Community School
Kids Impact the World Volunteer students helping classmates sort at Fair Oaks School cafeteria Green Team member at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel models RethinkWaste gear
History of Schools Pilot Former Environmental Education Manager (Faustina Mututa) giving a classroom presentation
Schools We’ve Reached School Public/Private Grades Our Lady of Mount Carmel Private K-8 Redeemer Lutheran School Private K-8 Hoover Community School Public K-8 Fair Oaks Elementary Public K-5 Connect Community Charter Charter K-8 McKinley Institute of Technology Public 6-8 North Star Academy Public 3-8 KIPP Excelencia Community Prep Charter 5-8 Redwood Shores Elementary Public K-5
What We Offer At No Cost to Schools
Infrastructure and School Roll-Outs RethinkWaste Staff lines bins at Hoover Community School New bin delivery – better than Christmas!
Before After Hoover Community School Pre and Post Pilot Roll-Out
Assemblies Presentations In-Class Lessons Classroom presentation at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School RethinkWaste Staff conducting an assembly
Lunch Monitoring RethinkWaste Staff help students sort during lunch monitoring at Fair Oaks Elementary
Pilot Results
Waste Diversion Waste stream before (left) and after (above) Example waste diversion graphic – Fair Oaks Elementary School
Costs Average Cost/School = $1,389 Average Cost/Year = $16,659
Recommendations o Prioritize schools according to readiness and expressed interest o Focus on public elementary schools o Implement program at 12 new schools a year o Hire one additional full-time staff RethinkWaste Staff trains faculty, administrators, and yard duty staff
Staff Capacity RethinkWaste Staff after full day of work!
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