Green Up Our Schools

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Mission: The primary goal of Green Up Our Schools is to reduce the amount of waste that is disposed of in landfills. Recycling rates in the United States are on the decline and have been since 1996. To address this issue, Green Up Our Schools is working to change the norms within elementary school systems, such that students are introduced to conservation at a young age and those habits become second nature. If commercial recycling is not available in schools then we are missing an invaluable opportunity to educate students on why we recycle and to establish the habit of recycling. If we are not doing this, then how can we be surprised that students are averse to changing their habits later in life? Green Up Our Schools believes that it is important that our schools reflect the vision of the society that we want to bring about. If we can create this reality in our schools, then students will take that with them beyond their schools and into the world and will question why businesses, governments, and other entities are not recycling (rather than asking why they are…). Green Up Our Schools is providing the funding needed to put recycling programs in place in our elementary schools and is guiding schools through the process of setting up successful programs. We are asking for your partnership and support to mold our schools into a vision of a sustainable future.

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James74 Volunteer

Rating: 5

03/21/2013

I've been volunteering with Green Up Our Schools for two years now and have seen first hand the impact that the program has on the elementary schools students that participate. Students get excited about recycling competitions, green teams, and coming up with other ways of protecting the planet. I hear stories every year of students going home, or on to middle school, and asking the question "why aren't we recycling", rather than asking "why should we recycle". The things they learn in the program stick with them.

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