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•SPS Green Club begins composting, using green. cone
Teachers noticing the ability to compost is leading to healthier snack choices
Susan Huntlertmark
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Seaforth Public School is
taking its recycling program
one step further with two
green cones and two compos-
ters.
The school's Green Club,
under the supervision of
Grade 7/8 teacher Karen
Spillane, is preparing to start
taking the organic waste out
of the garbage stream.
"We started with a garbage
and recycling audit and we
found we weren't doing as
good a job as we could," says
Spillane, adding that some
unrecyclable• plastic was
ending up in the blue box. - -
And, with the greater
awareness of which contain-
ers and which type of plastic
can be recycled has come a
choice of fresher, more or-
ganic snacks, she says.
"We noticed a steady in-
crease in fresher, perish-
able things and that meant
we needed access to get rid
of the leftovers. The advan-
tage is we're seeing better,
healthier food choices," she
says.
While SPS has a green cone
donated to the school when
the municipality of Huron
East also donated one to St.
James School last year, the
garbage audit showed the
school that another green
cone, along with a few com-
posters would handle the
waste.
Spillane says since the
green cones digest meat and
bones, items that Wouldn't
normally go into a compos -
ter, they allow the school to
divert more waste from the
garbage.
Containers have been or-
dered for each classroom and
Spillane says the students
from Grade 4 to 8 are eager
to get involved in the com-
posting.
"I think it's wonderful. It's
great the way the kids are
taking ownership of this,"
she says.
"The students who ire so-
cially aware are excited to
get involved." •
The compost created from
the two composters will be
used in the school's Peace
Garden.
The composters and green
cones will also be used by
the Avon Maitland District
School Board offices to dis-
pose of biodegradable plates
and cups that are used for
workshops and principals'
meetings.
Another new purchase
will involve flatbacked recy-
cling sorters to be placed at
the end of the halls so that
glass, plastic and paper can
be properly sorted.
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Susan Ifundertmark photo
At right, Seaforth Public
School's JOsh Purdy, in Grade
.7, empties some organic wait. ,
into MO. school's green collo:. :
as Green Chib supervisor Kar-
en Spillane and custodian 8111
Price, who installed the grow
cone, look on.
COMPOST SEASON IS HERE!
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Organic materials are the largest fraction remaining in the
average garbage bag today, accounting for 5896 of the waste.
The Association is pleued to offer through your municipality
some options to manage this resource and save you money.
Composting is one of the best ways to care for
the environment during this summer season.
• Along with diverting waste from landfills,
you can create nutrient rich soil to give
back to the earth.
Visit www.bra.org/composting.html
for a wealth of information on managing
your organic materials including our
no muss no fuss Green Cone alternative,
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