Last Wednesday, my daughter’s school hosted a Campus Clean Up. The Recycling Committee hosted the clean up. We decided to do it last week to get the children in gear for Earth Day coming up on April 22nd.
We brought in garbage from our own homes. Bins were brought in as well and labeled: “Garbage”, “Compost”, “Recycle”, “Terracycle“* and “Donate”.
We explained how not all garbage is garbage. There is so much more we can do with items we no longer need.
It was fun! We dumped the garbage on the floor and had children come up and see if they knew which bin to place the items in. The older children seemed to understand more than the little ones. But even the little ones knew about recycling.
Check out this craft one of the moms brought in – all made from recycled materials.
We then had the children color on long strips of paper some Earth Day pictures.
Then it was time to go outside and clean up! The little ones picked up trash on the playgrounds and courtyards. (We did have to add some “trash” as the school was pretty clean.)
The bigger kids had buckets of soapy water and cleaned the playground.
*About TerraCycle TerraCycle, Inc. is an international upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to recycle-packaging and turns it into affordable, innovative products. Founded in 2001, TerraCycle is the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste. TerraCycle works with more than 40 major brands in the U.S. and around the world to collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. It repurposes that waste into new, innovative materials and products that are available online and through major retailers. For information on how to join a TerraCycle Brigade and on purchasing TerraCycle products please visit www.terracycle.com.
This is not a sponsored post. I love Terracycle!!