Use these sample PA announcements to inform students, teachers and staff
about the Recycle @ School pilot and to motive them to continue their recycling
efforts throughout the school year. Consider getting the Recycle @ School Team
to read these announcements or come up with announcements of their own.
NEW PROGRAM
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We are one of six lucky schools asked to
participate in the new RECYCLE @
SCHOOL program. Let’s work together
to make this new recycling program a
success!
Don’t forget about our new RECYCLE @
SCHOOL program. You can now recycle
PAPER and CONTAINERS at school, just
like at home. Look for the Classroom
Sorting Guide to learn what can be
recycled!
We can now recycle PAPER and
CONTAINERS at school, along with the
beverage containers we’ve always been
recycling. Look for the new bins in [list
locations].
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Help us recycle more with our new
RECYCLE @ SCHOOL program. Together,
we can keep garbage out of our landfills
and help protect the environment.
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Our school has always been great at
recycling BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. Let’s
keep up the great work and remember
to do just as good a job with PAPER and
CONTAINERS.
SORTING
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Remember the BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
bin is only for drink containers – the
ones that we’ve always recycled such as
juice boxes and water bottles BUT NOT
MILK. These go in the CONTAINER bin.
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We can now recycle PAPER! Paper goes
in the GREY BINS in your classroom or
hallway. You can recycle loose-leaf,
computer paper, construction paper just
to name a few! Check with your teacher
if you are not sure if something can be
recycled.
Do you know what goes in the BLUE
CONTAINER bin? Yogurt cups, lunchable
containers and milk containers – it’s
important to remember to put milk
cartons in the Other Container bin NOT
in the beverage container bin.
Some things still go in the GARBAGE.
It’s very important not to put them in a
recycling bin. Plastic bags, forks and
spoons, paper towels, snack wrappers
and anything made with Styrofoam
must go in the BLACK GARBAGE bins!
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Is that Garbage? If you are not sure, ask
your teacher to check the classroom
sorting guide. Help us RECYCLE MORE!
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Having a fruit cup or yogurt for recess?
Don’t forget, those containers can now
be recycled at school. Look for the BLUE
recycle bin marked CONTAINERS to be
sure they get recycled.
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Eating your lunch outside today? Bring
any recyclable CONTAINERS back inside
and put them in the proper recycling
bin.
REMINDER TO TEACHERS
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Teachers, just a reminder to hang your
classroom sorting guides in your
classroom near your recycling bins.
Additional guides and signs can be
downloaded from the School Resources
Page on MMSB’s website: mmsb.nl.ca
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Teachers, your classrooms now have a
grey recycling bin for PAPER (primary
and elementary schools will also have a
blue CONTAINERS bin). Please help
students properly sort recyclables and
make the Recycle @ School program a
great success story for our school!
ISSUE MANAGEMENT
Beverage Containers vs. Containers
Students are mixing beverage containers
and other containers in the classroom bins:
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To keep our recycle bins clean, make
sure you empty CONTAINERS before
putting them in the recycle bin! Scrape
leftover food into the garbage bin and
find a sink or sop bucket to empty any
leftover liquid.
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Today’s Recycling Reminder: It’s
important to remove caps, straws and
empty all liquids from beverage
containers before placing then in the
recycling bins.
Recycle @ School Team – please
remember to sort containers in the
classroom bins into the correct hallway
recycling bin.
Milk cartons are being put in the beverage
container bin:
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Milk cartons can now be recycled at
school! BUT remember, milk cartons
must go in the containers bin and NOT
the beverage containers bin.
Contamination of Recycling Bins
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
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OCTOBER 20TH: Waste Reduction Week
is October 20th – 26th. We can reduce
waste at school this week and every
week by bringing a waste-free lunch and
using both side of the page in our
notebooks. For the waste we do make,
let’s remember to recycle whatever we
can.
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APRIL 22nd: To celebrate Earth’s special
day, let’s make less garbage by
reducing, reusing and recycling.
Students are putting garbage in the
recycling bins:
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Chip bags, granola bar wrappers, and
plastic bags? They still need to go in the
GARBAGE.
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Just a reminder, even though we recycle
paper - paper towels and paper plates
have to go in the BLACK GARBAGE BIN.
Bins are becoming messy:
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JUNR 1st: Environment Week is June 1st
– 7th, a special week set aside to take
action to protect the environment.
What will you do for the earth this
week? You can start by recycling all that
you can at school.