BISD is Going Green
Green will be much more than a color when the district begins recycling paper products this school year. By September 1, 2009, BISD will take the first steps in what will be a comprehensive green initiative. Five grants totaling $110,000 are the backbone for BISD’s new 3Rs Program: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The grants were awarded earlier this year by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in cooperation with the lower RGV Development Council.
These grant funds enabled the district to purchase resource materials from Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful for use by elementary and secondary teachers. All district efforts will be strongly supported by a curriculum of integrated study units aimed at teaching students recycling methods and waste reduction. The green initiative will also incorporate TAKS/TEKS objectives and involve student groups in tracking the volume of paper products that are actually recycled.
The BISD Warehouse Department stands ready to distribute 2,500 blue plastic recycling bins to campuses and departments. Paper products deposited in the bins will be transferred to 150 rolling receptacles designed to work in conjunction with a new collection truck also funded by grants. The paper products will be shredded and transported to a local recycling center. Any revenues generated by district recycling efforts will be used to defray the costs of recycling.
Plans are already in the works to expand the 3Rs Program to include cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic in the near future.
These grant funds enabled the district to purchase resource materials from Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful for use by elementary and secondary teachers. All district efforts will be strongly supported by a curriculum of integrated study units aimed at teaching students recycling methods and waste reduction. The green initiative will also incorporate TAKS/TEKS objectives and involve student groups in tracking the volume of paper products that are actually recycled.
The BISD Warehouse Department stands ready to distribute 2,500 blue plastic recycling bins to campuses and departments. Paper products deposited in the bins will be transferred to 150 rolling receptacles designed to work in conjunction with a new collection truck also funded by grants. The paper products will be shredded and transported to a local recycling center. Any revenues generated by district recycling efforts will be used to defray the costs of recycling.
Plans are already in the works to expand the 3Rs Program to include cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic in the near future.
posted by Admin at
August 14, 2009
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