This document discusses sustainability initiatives at the American School Foundation in Mexico City. It provides information on recycling programs and goals to educate the community about reducing ecological footprints. Key activities outlined include seeking green school certification, establishing sustainability committees in each division, incorporating environmental objectives into curricula, implementing solid waste management through reduce, reuse, recycle efforts, and promoting efficient energy and water use. Recycling categories include paper, plastics, tetra paks, aluminum, batteries, and electronics.

1. Sustainability @ ASF
Learning to share
our planet
US Program 2012 -2013

2. Green Trivia
1. How many Earths do humans use up each
year? (Ecological footprint)

3. Green Trivia
2. How much trash (mixed) did ASF generate as
an average over three days back in December?

4. Green Trivia
3. What are the different kinds of materials
recycled at US?

5. Green Trivia
4. How can a sustainability program promote IB
qualities in our US students?

6. ANSWERS
1) 1. 5 EARTH!!!
2) 777 Kgs per day!
3) Paper, plastics (PET), tetra
paks, aluminum, shinny
wrappers, batteries, electronics. (except
glass)
4) Promote
responsibility, caring, thinking, knowledgeabl
e, open-minded, principled, risk-taking.

7. Sustainability Program
GOAL: To educate our community about the use of our natural
resources and undertake actions to reduce our ecological
footprint.
ACTIVITIES:
1. Certification as a Green School (Programa Escuela Verde)
SEP / SEMARNAT (on-going)
2. Sustainability committees in each division, want to join?
3. FIVE areas:
– Environmental objectives within curricula
– Solid waste management (RRR)
– Efficient water use
– Efficient energy use (Electricity and gas)
– Community involvement

8. Environmental Education in US
curricula
• If you teach objectives/activities related to:
• Air, water, soil, diversity, conservation, animals, plant
s, ecology, acid rain, climate change, global
warming, use the roof garden, etc.
• Please answer survey in your mail later in the year.

9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Goal: Teach and model we are a green school in every classroom.
Process:
1. Brainstorm ways to REDUCE
paper, plastic, water, electricity.(become a paperless classroom)
2. Brainstorms ways to REUSE materials:
papers, cardboard, water, PET bottles, tetra pak, etc.
3. Obtain 4 containers (boxes, bottles, bags) for RECYCLING:
paper, PET, tetra pak, cans/shinny wrappers
4. Teach students to clean containers, bundle paper, crush cans.
5. Each week during homeroom ask a groups of students to take your
items already separated and cleaned to the RECYCLING CENTER on
2nd floor by the elevator. Mondays 1 st floor, Tue – 2nd floor, Wed –
3rd floor.
6. FIRST DAY presentation during homeroom. You will get a short ppt
.

10. US Recycling Center

11. Black Top Recycling center

12. Cafeteria Recycling bins

13. Sources
• https://sites.google.com/a/asf.edu.mx/sustain
able-classroom/
• http://escuelaverde.semarnat.gob.mx/tablaSit
ios.html
• From the Green Corner – All ASF blast each
Tuesday. – Send me news to share!
• alanizj@asf.edu.mx

14. PAPER Plastics
Plastics
• PET bottles
✔
✔ • Yogurt bottles
• Lunch bags
✔ Paper used on both sides only. ✔ • Wrapping, other bags
• Plastic ware
Napkins, cardboard, clips, plastic
✗ covers.
✗ • Foil, paper, cans

15. Tetra paks Aluminium
Cans / Shinny wrappers
Cartons
✔ ✔
• Milk, juice tetra paks
• paper coffee cups
✔ • Soda cans
• Tuna fish tins
✔ • carton disposables ✔ • Foil wrapping
• Shinny wrappers
• paper, magazines
✗ .
✗ • Plastic bags

16. Where does it go?
• PET BOTTLES – RECUPERA
• TETRA Paks – JuniorLeague.
• PAPER – Amacalli
• SHINNY WRAPPERS– GRUPEDSAC
• CAN TABS – Pink ladies from ABC hospital
• BATTERIES – Recycling center in Nuevo Leon.
• ELECTRONICS – Metals are recuperated

17. Home Recycling
• Students promote recycling
at home!
• Ask parents to bring them
properly separated each
morning.
• Drop off station by the
entrance
• Make contests, award
points

18. New Green Roof!
• Located on top of the new FINE ARTS CENTER (FAC)
• Designed by UNAM Botanists
• Includes Mexican plants and herbs where students can have
hands-on activities and tour the area.
• Suggestions on how to link it to your class? Email me!
• After October 1st.