school recycling award | wake county government school recycling program
The Department of Environmental Services of Wake County, North Carolina’s FEED THE BIN (FTB) paper recycling program serves more than 135,000 students in 152 schools. The program provides recycling bins for classrooms and offices and roll carts for the schools. Participants recover a variety of products including office paper, notebook paper, brochures, direct mail, magazines, and newspapers. An impressive 800 tons of paper were collected during the 2007-2008 school year.
From left to right: Chrissie Koroivui, Wake County Environmental Services,
Liani Yirka, Wake County Environmental Services, Rebecca Dunstan,
Wake County Environmental Services, PaperGuy, Mascot,
FEED THE BIN School Recycling Program, Brent Henry,
Wake County Cooperative Extension, Jim Einstein, RockTenn
Courtesy Wake County (N.C.) Public Affairs
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Student participation and education are given the same level of importance as logistics. FTB provides a learning opportunity for students, who take responsibility for the paper collection from their classrooms and facilities. Supporting the effort are three full-time educators who make presentations at elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the district. |
As a direct result of the FTB program, the county saved nearly $240,000 last year, allowing them to hire staff and develop age-appropriate educational materials. For more information on the Wake County's FEED THE BIN program, visit www.wakegov.com/recycling/schools. |  |
