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The best way to get people to start recycling is to share stories of how other people are doing it. There are many examples of individuals, businesses, organizations and schools recycing in the North Country. Learn what one local group of students at Gouverneur Central School are doing to make a difference in their community.
Potsdam Residents Doing their Part in Recycling
As published in the Watertown Daily Times May 27, 2010, Potsdam residents recycle more, pay less for garbage pickup. Find out more about this story here.
Howard G. Sackett Technical Center Awarded Recycling Grant
The Howard G. Sackett Technical Center in Glenfield, NY was recently awarded a $500.00 grant by the NYS Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling. This grant is intended to assist schools develop or enhance waste reduction and recycling programs.
The H.G. Sackett Technical School intends to build an outdoor composting bin. The bin will be built by the Carpentry class. It will be used to compost waste from paper shreds, wood chips, culinary food scraps and small animal care. This will help reduce the amount of waste the school disposes of and will create compost which can be used in landscaping projects.
All 20 of the technical programs will be involved in recycling within their classrooms. The Development Authority of the North Country is supplying recycling boxes for all the classrooms for the collection of paper. Grant money will be used to purchase other recycling bins for beverage containers. The Visual Communication class will create posters for outreach and education about recycling. The Forestry class will estimate the environmental impacts of recycling and the Life Skills class will be responsible to collect all the materials for recycling.
The impact of this project will be school-wide. All 420 students will learn about recycling and have direct involvement. The school estimates that for the first full school year they will be able to compost 500 lbs of food/animal waste and recycle 800 lbs of paper and 900 lbs of drink bottles.
