Social action taken by two students concerned about BNS trash led to a school-wide "trash" awareness day...
Every room's trash and recycling pails were placed upside down in the hallways. Staff and students had to initial their names on a chart each and every time they had to throw "away" or recycle something, And they had to walk to the central recycling area in the hallway to do so.
What follows is a time line of events
leading up to May 2nd's No Trash Day.
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| Emma and Delphine were the third graders behind No Trash Day. |
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| Brainstorming solutions... |
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| Getting the boss on board... |
Presenting the No Trash Day Plan at a Staff Meeting
May 2nd No Trash Day
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| Only the hallway bins were open for "business". |
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| Classroom and office pails outside and upside down |
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| Rehearsing PA announcement |
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| Emma and Delphine debriefing Steve |
Informal debriefings and observations -- BNS staff members thought twice before taking the long walk to the hallway center and wound up reusing something. Custodial staff thought that the amount of recycling and trash seemed less. Classroom floors looked cleaner.
Next up: A more formal report.
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