Did you know that Saccarappa not only recycles paper and plastic products, but we also compost?! Westbrook High School and Westbrook Middle School have been composting for a few years now. This fall Saccarappa began a composting program (we are the first of the three elementary schools in Westbrook). You would be amazed - the kids are doing great with it! We started about a month ago with composting in the cafeteria at lunch time. Just this week we started composting our breakfast items as well. We even use lunch trays that can be composted! Can you imagine the impact our recycling and composting is going to have on our children's futures?
Here is our recycling/composting station:
This is great! What does the school do with the compost? Is it sent somewhere or will it be used in the school gardens?
ReplyDeleteWe have a program similar to the curbside pickup that many communities are offering (at home we use https://garbagetogarden.org/). Once a week our waste gets picked up. When we need compost for our gardens or planting in the classroom we can ask for a delivery. Win Win!!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I know there is a good amount of waste that builds up during those meal times so it's great to see it's not going to a landfill. We have compost bins in our backyard...the job no kid wants is taking the compost out to the bin :)
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