Recycling Program

    Students, staff, and parents of Immaculate Conception School participate yearly in the Multi-Material Stewardship Board’s (MMSB) School Recycling Program called the Green School Routine.    This program is open to schools teaching grades k – 12 and encourages recycling within their school, while at the same time educates students, teachers, parents and the community about the benefits of recycling. 

 

Recycling Statistics

     As shown by the statistics below, Immaculate Conception School’s recycling program has been very successful and we strive to continue to increase the amount of beverage containers recycled yearly.

 

Immaculate Conception School

Green School Routine Statistics

Total # of containers recycled 

Month

2004/2005

2005/2006

2006/2007

2007/2008

 

2008/2009

Sept.

15191

21820

24838

27627

24945

Oct.

13547

13305

10225

9328 25773

Nov.

13130

9254

11089

16237 16950

Dec.

7525

6845

13327

7441 6574

Jan.

15747

26733

19530

20103

Feb.

9096

9896

14235

 14542

Mar.

9678

20497

15820

8569

April

10781

9581

9458

22822

May

18056

22453

19523

 23690

June

10707

6738

11736

10342

Total

123458

147122

149781

160701

  

How our program works

    Every Friday is Green Day at Immaculate Conception School.  Every student is encouraged to bring in their beverage containers for recycling.  If you participate, your name is entered to win a weekly class prize.

     In addition to weekly class prizes, we also have monthly contests.  For example, the contest could be that he class that brings in the most recycling per student will win a swimming party, a skating party, a bowling party, etc.   Some contests will require all classes to work together to reach a certain monthly goal.  If the goal is met, all students will win a party. 

     Our program has tremendous parent, student, staff and community support.  Our recycling drop box is located outside the school and we encourage members of the community to continue to drop of their beverage containers for recycling in this box or to drop of their beverage containers to the Green Depot as a donation to Immaculate Conception School.

 What is Recyclable

-                     Aluminum cans (soft drinks, beer, juice, flavored drinks)

-                     Drink boxes – juice, milkshakes

-                     Plastic and glass bottles (soft drinks, water, juice, flavored drinks, liquor bottles, imported beer)

-                     Steel cans - juice

How to prepare your beverage containers for Recycling

-                     Remove caps and straws

-                     Empty and rinse

-                     Remove garbage      

Volunteers:

     If you are available to help with our recycling program, please drop by our school gym on Friday mornings.  All help is greatly appreciated.

 

Remember

   Reduce, Reuse, Rethink and Recycle.  Help keep our province a healthy green environment.

 

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