Recycling Program Proposal ECOCLUB

Recycling at CCA The ECOCLUB has been vouching for a recycling program at its school since its founding in 2004. The TRIP Program – put into action 2004 Teachers graded and rewarded every month for proper recycling Locked out Club member action – 2004-05 Member volunteers to help collect and label recycling Reliability issues Hallway recycling bins – proposed to administration in 2004 Teachers empty bins into hallway containers, which are collected to be recycled. Lack in custodial services

The ECOCLUB has been vouching for a recycling program at its school since its founding in 2004.

The TRIP Program – put into action 2004

Teachers graded and rewarded every month for proper recycling

Locked out

Club member action – 2004-05

Member volunteers to help collect and label recycling

Reliability issues

Hallway recycling bins – proposed to administration in 2004

Teachers empty bins into hallway containers, which are collected to be recycled.

Lack in custodial services

The NEW Proposal ECOCLUB will help fund the hiring of additional custodial services, or to pay for the extra hours needed by the existing custodial staff. Fundraisers ASB Support: partial funding, advertising CCA Foundation aid? As a new school, ECOCLUB wants to make sure that CCA sets a good example for other schools and organizations by creating an effective recycling program.

ECOCLUB will help fund

the hiring of additional

custodial services, or to

pay for the extra hours

needed by the existing

custodial staff.

Fundraisers

ASB Support: partial funding, advertising

CCA Foundation aid?

The NEW Proposal After initial steps have been taken, money generated from the recycling program should help to make it self-sufficient and pay for itself. Minimal effort will be needed to motivate students to recycle as many already do; recycling just isn’t being collected.

After initial steps have been taken, money generated from the recycling program should help to make it self-sufficient and pay for itself.

Additional Proposals To minimize workload and time, teachers may bring recycling into hallways as before so that custodians will need to collect from fewer rooms and bins. Monthly school-wide bagging of recyclables Parent volunteers to transport recyclables – Refunded/tax deduction City collection: are we on the recycling collection route?

To minimize workload and time, teachers may bring recycling into hallways as before so that custodians will need to collect from fewer rooms and bins.

Monthly school-wide bagging of recyclables

Parent volunteers to transport recyclables – Refunded/tax deduction

City collection: are we on the recycling collection route?

Additional Proposals Chicken Wire Recycling Tower Giant (~8-10 feet tall) wire receptacle to be installed and attached to some pole outside in lunch area Cans, bottles, recyclables can be thrown into the tower Add more wire on top when filled, collect and recycle cans Student involvement: fun way of recycling.

Chicken Wire Recycling Tower

Benefits from a Recycling Program Environmental aid Improvements in school image Profit from recycling can pay for club needs or can be donated and/or repaid to the CCA Foundation

Environmental aid

Improvements in school image

Profit from recycling can pay for club needs or can be donated and/or repaid to the CCA Foundation

Whatever the cost or struggle, ECOCLUB wants to RECYCLE.