Success story: Robinswood School

School District: Bellevue

School Location: Bellevue

Began participating in the Green Schools Program: September 2009

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2010

Waste reduction and recycling

The school began to recycle bottles and cans in the cafeteria and kitchen.
All classrooms, offices and the cafeteria have recycling containers. Stickers listing what can and can’t be recycled are on each recycling container.
The school held a Green Week in which morning announcements and posters were used to promote recycling and provide recycling facts.
Student Green Team members created posters and fliers to publicize Green Week.
Tips about recycling were shared on the school’s daily news broadcast.
Student Green Team members created a video about recycling which was played during lunch in the cafeteria.
To promote Earth Day, many students and staff wore green and the City of Bellevue sponsored a recycling information booth during lunch. A raffle was held for students that recycled. Winners received City of Bellevue mugs and pencils made of recycled material.
Student Green Team and student leadership members received t-shirts with a recycling logo created by the team.
To reduce unwanted mail in the office, staff set up a box for unwanted mail and asked to be removed from these mailing lists.

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