Environmental Committee Efforts
March 16, 2010Recycling Program
The recycling program at Ralston is up and running and going great! We have not heard the exact numbers but the contamination rate is LOW and the recycle bin was full last week. If it had not been for the recycle program, all of that would have ended up in Colorado’s landfills.
Special thanks to Jefferson County Public School leaders for making this program possible. A big thank you to all the teachers and volunteers for making sure the recyclables got in the right bins and the trash stayed out: Maryellen Mullarkey, Jennifer Kjellsen, Sue Schelber, Molly Iskalis, Fred Alig, Karen Lewis, Mona Hart, Lisa Gonzalez, Andrea Stroy, Amy Ikelheimer, Patty Telgener, Rachel Meis, Susan Applegate and Cindy Kelly.
Capri Sun Bag Drive
To add to Ralston’s environmental efforts, the Environmental Committee is holding a “Capri Sun” juice bag drive. We’ll have a collection in May, so start saving your Capri Sun bags. The class that collects the most will get an extra recess and a special treat.
The bags will then be used like box tops to help the school raise money. All money earned will be used for Envirnomental Education. Please note that all bags must be emptied, straws taken out and flattened.
