HowtodoZeroWasteatMACS
Pleasedepositthefollowingintheworkroom:
‐ writing implements/caps, ‐ tape (dispensers/cores/packaging), and ‐ glue (sticks/bottles/caps/packaging) ‐ printer cartridges/wrappers, e‐waste (calculators, computer stuff, phones, cameras) Intheclassroom,youwillneed5labeledbuckets
1. normal "blue and orange" (or county) box recycling 2. office (higher quality, clean) paper ‐ these both go with regular school recycling 3. waste paper (paper towels, napkins, tissues, wipes) 4. Terracycle + Publix + Marion county (wrappers, plastic bags and wraps, styrofoam, aluminum foil) ‐ I will pick these buckets up on Friday afternoon ‐ please leave them outside your door or with Alana at aftercare 5. compost (snack waste, pencil shavings, other organic stuff) Intheluncharea:
‐ Pass around the compost bucket ‐ Put beverage boxes (milk and juice) in the recycle bin (you can collect Terracycle waste too if you want and bring back to the classroom) Attachedtotheseshortinstructionsarelongerguideson:
1. "Where does this go" ‐ instruction sheet that lists commonly things in the school trash 2. Materials acceptable for Alachua and Marion county recycling 3. Terracycle "brigades" for which the school can collect at present (go to Terracycle.com for a full list and if there are any additional ones you are interested in, let me know) 4. Composting 101 ‐ instructions on how to use the school composter [coming soon] 5. School Zero Waste Plan ‐ with an explanation of our goals for MACS Zero Waste education and implementation [coming soon] Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactKittyEmeryatemerykf@yahoo.comorourMACS
facultyliaisonCathyMyersatc.myers@micanopyareaschool.org
2014 MACS ZERO WASTE: WHAT GOES WHERE GUIDE ... (If you have garbage that doesn't appear on this list, let me know) Alachua County Orange and Blue bins (from their website) ‐ Plastic Bottles & Jars (including yogurt cups and margarine tubs) ‐ Metal Cans, including aerosol cans (both aluminum and tin cans, but NOT aluminum foil – send that to Marion County recycling via Kitty) ‐ Glass Bottles & Jars all colors and kinds ‐ Beverage cartons [juice and milk] ‐ Brown Paper Bags & Newspapers ‐ Magazines, Catalogs & Telephone Books ‐ Corrugated Cardboard and Pasteboard [ie cracker boxes etc.] ‐ Paperback books, workbooks and soft‐back textbooks Office Paper ‐ Office Paper & Junk Mail [copy paper, stationary, notebook paper, envelopes, file folders, paper based packaging] Classroom Terracycle ‐ lunchables packaging [all parts] ‐ Capri Suns/similar [please drain first, straw does not have to be removed] ‐ candy wrappers, candy bags big and small ‐ cheese wrappers (individuals and big bag), grated/hard cheese bags [cheese tubs can go to blue box] ‐ wet wipe wrapper/bag [not the hard cases, reuse them or put in blue box] ‐ granola/energy bar foil wrappers ‐ any salty snack bag/wrapper ‐ healthy squeezable snack pouches (go‐go‐squeeze packet, gogurt packet) [please empty first] ‐ cereal bags and bag liners [boxes go in orange box recycling] ‐ brita filters, wrappers, containers Main Office Terracycle ‐ pens, markers, any other writing implement/caps ‐ glue sticks, glue bottle, tape cartridge/dispensers/cores, wrappers ‐ inkjet and toner cartridges ‐ cleaner product containers [pumps, triggers, pouches, and flexible packaging, NOT bottles] ‐ e‐waste [calculators, cameras, video cameras, phones, GPS units] Marion County Recycle [include with Terracycle for now] aluminum foil, rinsed aluminum lids (e.g. on yogurt, applesauce, etc.) Emery 2014 ‐ for Micanopy Area Cooperative School Publix [include with Terracycle for now] plastic bags, ziplock bags plastic film, clear plastic wrap any plastic wrapper from a Publix product (e.g. lettuce bags, napkin bag) foam cups, trays, bowls (anything except foam blocks) food‐use plastic gloves (not nitrile/latex) Compost compostable food: corn cob, grape stems, fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, bread (in limited quantities) fruit from jello, lemon peel, popcorn kernels [even a bit of cheese, fat, or meat is ok if it is stuck to otherwise primarily plant food ‐ try to bury it] fruit leathers/gummy bears (gelatin candy), teabags, coffee grounds dirt/leaves from floor pencil sharpenings/wood pencil bits [graphite is also compostable, it’s not really “lead”] Also compostable but need to be shredded/ripped up – if not putting in compost then include with biochar brown paper towels Kleenex/tissues/paper napkins/white paper towel real paper plates (not wax covered or plastic) tea bag covers, other paper wrappers if no wax/plastic Waste Paper or "Biochar" wet wipes [use squirt stuff instead – these are not good even in biochar] popcorn bags paper cup/bowl [ones that are waxed inside, paper ones go to compost] dixie cup [use reuseable cups, even for visitors] hot chocolate wrapper [unless completely paper, in which case, compost] waxed paper masking/magic/packing tape Emery 2014 ‐ for Micanopy Area Cooperative School Alachua County: What to Recycle
Comingled (Blue Bin)
 Plastic Bottles & Jars (including yogurt cups and margarine tubs)
 Metal Cans, including aerosol cans (Empty first please!)
 Glass Bottles & Jars
 (New item) Beverage cartons
Paper Products (Orange Bin)
 Brown Paper Bags & Newspapers
 Magazines, Catalogs & Telephone Books
 Corrugated Cardboard and Pasteboard
 Office Paper & Junk Mail
 (New Items) Paperback books, workbooks and soft-back textbooks.
BLUE BIN
Plastic: Plastic bottles and jars, as long as the containers have a pourable spout or neck up to 4 gallons
in size. Yogurt cups and margarine tubs are also accepted. Please rinse, remove caps and lids, and step
on plastic to save space! No petroleum product, pool chemical and pesticide containers. No plastic
bags,food trays, or flower pots.
Metal Cans: Please rinse all metal food and drink containers thoroughly. Empty aerosol cans and
remove plastic lids. For containers with a lid, please keep lid attached or place lid in the bottom of the
can and squeeze the top together to keep the lid secure..
Glass: All glass bottles and jars. Rinse and remove lids, labels are ok. Please no window panes, glasses,
pyrex or other dishes.
Beverage Cartons: Cartons such as milk, juce boxes, soy milk etc. can be recycled in your blue bin!
ORANGE BIN
Brown Paper Bags & Newspapers: Recycle clean, dry newspapers and inserts. Brown shopping bags are
accepted in the orange bin, but not plastic bags. Take plastic bags to grocery stores for recycling.
Magazines, Catalogs & Telephone Books: All magazines, catalogs, and telephone books are recyclable.
Cardboard: Clean corrugated cardboard (the kind with a wavy layer in the middle). Cardboard boxes
should be no larger than 4' x 4'. Pasteboard boxes, such as cereal or shoe boxes or beverage cartons.
Empty all packing materials and FLATTEN boxes.
Office Paper & Junk Mail: Office paper and junk mail is recyclable. Please no plastic credit cards or
shredded paper. Window envelopes are recyclable. Place the blue bin on top of the orange bin to keep
paper from littering the street.
Paperback Books: Paperback school workbooks, textbooks and coupon books can be recycled in your
orange bin. Paperback novels that are still in good condition should be donated if possible, but
damaged or unreadable paperbacks can be recycled. No hardcover books please.
From: http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/PW/Waste/recycling/bigBlue/Pages/WhattoRecycle.aspx
MARION COUNTY ALSO RECYCLES ALUMINUM FOIL!! Kitty will take aluminum foil, aluminum
trays, aluminum yogurt lids etc. and will recycle through Marion County
Emery 2014 ‐ for Micanopy Area Cooperative School 2014 EMERY TERRACYCLE BRIGADES FOR MACS
BRITA BRIGADE
25 points per item, no minimum
accepted waste: pitchers, bottles, filters, packaging, dispensers
CANDY WRAPPER BRIGADE - NO LONGER ACCEPTING
2 points per item; no shipment minimum
accepted waste: individual candy wrappers, large candy bags, multi-pack candy bags
CELLPHONE BRIGADE
different points per phone type - minimum 15 phones
accepted waste: cell phones, smart phones, iphones
CHEESE PACKAGING BRIGADE
2 points per item; no shipment minimum
accepted waste: string cheese packages, individuals singles wrappers, singles packages, shredded cheese packages,
all flexible cheese wrappers
CLEANER PACKAGE BRIGADE
2 points per item; minimum 17 pounds
accepted waste: pumps, triggers, pouches, and flexible cleaner product packaging (bottles not accepted)
DENTAL CARE BRIGADE
2 points per item; minimum 2 pounds
accepted waste: tooth care product packaging including toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, plastic dental picks, floss
packaging
DIAPER PACKAGING BRIGADE
2 points per unit; minimum 4 pounds
accepted waste: plastic diaper packaging, wipes plastic packaging (outer and individual packaging) - no diapers or
wipes
DRINK POUCH BRIGADE
5lbs+ receives points donations; 5+ lbs=2 points/pouch; 58+ pounds=3 points/pouch - shipment cannot be leaking
but pouches do not need to be cleaned and straws do not need to be removed
accepted waste: any brand aluminum or plastic drink pouches (not boxes)
ELMER'S GLUE CREW BRIGADE
2 points per unit; minimum 3 pounds
accepted waste: Elmer's glue sticks, glue bottles, and glue tops (Elmer's only)
ENERGY BAR WRAPPER BRIGADE
1 point per unit; shipment must weigh 1 lb to receive points donation
accepted waste: foil lined energy bar/granola bar/meal replacement/protein bar/diet bar wrappers, Clif SHOT,
Twisted Fruit, Roks, Bloks, Gels wrappers
E-WASTE BRIGADE
~50points/unit; minimum 25 units
accepted waste: cameras, digital cameras, camcorders, GPS units, graphic calculators (remove all personal
information and reset to factory defaults)
GO GO SQUEEZ BRIGADE
2 points per unit; 4 pound minimum
GoGo squeeZ, GoGurt and any healthy snack pouch plastic packaging
Emery 2014 ‐ for Micanopy Area Cooperative School INKJET AND TONER BRIGADE
minimum 25 units
accepted waste: inkjet (37 points) and toner cartridges (75 points - only select ones)
LUNCH KIT BRIGADE
2 points per unit; shipments must weigh 4 lbs to receive points donation
accepted waste: lunch kit plastic trays, plastic lids, outer wrappings
PERSONAL CARE AND BEAUTY BRIGADE
minimum 10 pounds
accepted waste: hair care packaging (shampoo/conditioner bottles/caps, hair gel tubes/caps, hair spray
bottles/triggers, and etc.); skin care packaging (lip balm tubes, face soap dispensers/tubes, lotion bottles/ shaving
foam tubes (no cans) and etc.); cosmetics packaging (lipstick cases, lip gloss tubes, mascara tubes, etc.)
SCOTCH TAPE BRIGADE
2 points/unit; minimum 1 pound
accepted waste: plastic tape dispensers and cores all brands
SNACK BAG BRIGADE - WAITLISTED
2 points per bag; shipment must weigh 8lbs ~500 bags to receive points donation
accepted waste: individual, family, and multipack snack bags (chips, pretzels, etc.)
WRITING INSTRUMENTS BRIGADE - WAITLISTED
2 points per unit; shipments must weigh 7 lbs ~250 units to receive points donation
accepted waste: pens, pen caps, mechanical pencils, markers, marker caps, highlighters, highlighter caps, permanent
markers, permanent marker caps
NOT TERRACYCLE BUT GOES IN TERRACYCLE BIN - KITTY WILL RECYCLE
PUBLIX
styrofoam cups, bowls, trays, etc.; plastic bags; plastic wrap; zip-lock style bags; food bags from Publix
MARION COUNTY
aluminum foil, aluminum trays/pie plates/etc.
Emery 2014 ‐ for Micanopy Area Cooperative School