Color Cycle Year TWO!

So it finally happened today, Color Cycle is back!  Once again, Color Cycle is a volunteer organization for students.  I don't get paid to do it,  I do it because I believe in it!  If you remember, last year we collected 44 pounds of markers that we sent off to Crayola to be recycled.  That doesn't seem like a lot but it is 44 pounds that didn't end up in a landfill.

Today after school, 7 dedicated students (6 really and the other had to be there) helped out.  I had some students walking around the school recording room numbers/teachers names where bins would go, the boys chose to clean the bins and the rest were assembling the signs that go on the bin.  After the bins were clean and their signs was affixed, we went off and put bins in 20 classrooms with 6 more that still need them.

I am excited to get this off the ground and start doing a small part to help the environment.  My goal this year is to incorporate some of the SBL into math/homeroom classroom and expand the program!

Color Cycle Wrap Up!

It has been a successful year of collecting markers, expos, highlighters and sharpies at the middle school!  What started as a commercial I saw on television ended up saving a total of 44 POUNDS of garbage from going into a landfill!  Instead it was turned into clean burning fuel!  Visit Crayola to learn more about the program.

Here were the collection numbers by quarter..
Quarter 1:   8 pounds
Quarter 2:   8.5 pounds
Quarter 3: 11.5 pounds
Quarter 4: 16 pounds

Next year, I think that Color Cycle will 'turn it up' and expand our efforts!  What will you do at your school to help the environment?

Color Cycle, A student lead recycling program.

A few months ago, I was watching TV one night and saw a commercial for a marker recycling program sponsored by Crayola.  Recycling has always been something I have been interested in and decided to check it out.  Turns out it was really easy to sign-up and start the program at school.  I gathered a few of my most motivated 8th graders, cleaned out the local Deal$ store of small garbage cans and placed bins in EVERY classroom at my middle school with the sign below attached to it.

This past month, we sent our first box of markers to Crayola to be recycled!  We have collected 16.8 pounds of markers, highlighters and expo markers so far this year!

 The kids were really excited about having a box of old markers that didn't work!

 We taped the box up, printed off the FREE shipping label and scheduled the pickup at our school.  Off they go to become clean burning fuel and NOT to a landfill.