School District: Northshore
School Location: Bothell
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: June 2013

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2014

Waste reduction and recycling (level one)

• Frank Love Elementary achieved a recycling rate of 77 percent.
• In fall 2013, the school received the King County Earth Challenge assembly to kick-off its waste reduction and recycling efforts.
• All fifth-grade students were trained in proper sorting of recyclables by a King County Green Schools Program representative.
• The student Green Team of 12 fifth-grade students ensured that every classroom had a recycling bin with proper signage placed on it and, when possible, was located next to a garbage container.
• Students assisted the custodial staff by collecting recyclable materials from classrooms and placing them in a central hallway recycling container.
• In spring 2014, the Green Team provided presentations to every classroom on what can and can’t be recycled and the benefits of recycling.
• To encourage and promote paper reuse, Green Team members created G.O.O.S. (Good on One Side) boxes for each classroom.
• Staff and families are updated on the school’s waste reduction and recycling actions through a bi-weekly newsletter.
• The school replaced plastic-wrapped utensils and straws with unwrapped plastic utensils and straws.
• The custodian established and monitored a kitchen recycling container for steel cans.
• The school participated in grass-cycling on its playground.

Energy conservation (level two)

• Green Team members created a display about actions students can take to conserve energy.

For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:

Jen Benson, principal
jbenson@nsd.org