Think Before You Throw

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Think Before You Throw
Composting and Recycling at Black Horse Pike
Schools Good for Your School Good for the
Community Good for the Environment
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Why Should you Compost and Recycle at your
School?
Good for Your School Allows Students and Staff to
learn about nature, conserve resources, reduce
waste, and save money by cutting down on garbage
costs. Good for the Community Compost improves
soil structure and texture, increases the soils
ability to hold both water and air, and
stimulates healthy root development in plants.
Good for the Environment Food scraps and yard
waste make up 20-30 of the waste stream. Making
compost keeps these materials out of landfills,
where they take up precious space and release
methane emissions, a greenhouse gas 21 times more
potent than carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere.
Source USEPA
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• Where should our Garbage go?
• Reduce/Reuse It
• Compost It
• Recycle It
• Landfill

Most Preferred
Reduce/Reuse Compost Recycle Landfill
Least Preferred
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Where should our Garbage go? Reduce/Reuse It
Prevent making waste by using Reusable Lunch Bags
and Containers, Bottles and Bags.
Use Reusable Instead of Disposable
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Where should our Garbage go? Compost It
Composting is the act of turning organic waste
i.e., food scraps, plants, paper into soil that
can be used to improve garden soil so that plants
will grow big and be nutritious.
Before
After
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Where should our Garbage go? Recycle It
Recycling is the process of turning used products
into a new product this is done to conserve the
consumption of resources, energy and space used
in landfills.
At School Beverage Boxes, Plastic to
bottles and containers, Aluminum Cans, and
Glass Bottles
After
Before
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What if we Didnt Compost or Recycle How Long
would it take Materials to Breakdown?

• Biodegradable
• Material, generally organic or material derived
  from nature, that is Capable of being broken down
  into harmless products by the action of living
  things such as fungi, bacteria and insects.
• Non Biodegradable
• - Material, generally in-organic or man-made
  material, that is Not Capable of being broken
  down into harmless products by living things.

from something that was once living 2 months
15 years
from non-living things 100 years - Infinity 8
Source NYSDEC
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What if we Didnt Compost or Recycle Where
would our Garbage Go? To the Landfill What a
Waste!

• Although the US makes up only 5 of the worlds
  population, it produces about 40 of the worlds
  waste.
• Approximately 60 of our waste thrown away today
  could be recycled.

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What Can You Do to Make the Composting and
Recycling Program Successful? Participate!

• YOU Have the Ability to Make this program a
  Success!
• Tips for an Successful Program
• Educate Students and Staff on Correct Segregation
  of Compost, Recyclable, and Landfill materials.
• Display Informative Signs and Posters.
• Establish a Straight Forward Collection Bin
  Set-Up.
• Sort Waste at the Table Before Discarding.
• Repeat Regular Reminders about the Program at
  Lunchtime and throughout the School Day.

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Correct Waste Segregation What Goes Into the
Compost Bin? Food and Paper Waste

• Place ALL Food left on your tray, separated from
  plastic or non-paper wrapping.
• Any Paper product including, paper plates,
  napkins, paper food wrappers, wooden popsicle
  sticks, wax paper, and tissues.
• Any Cardboard Containers including Milk cartons
  (without plastic spouts), and food trays.
• NO Plastic straws, plastic wrap, or plastic
  bags, etc.
• NO Metal - aluminum foil, yogurt foil tops, foil
  lined packaging, etc.
• NO Styrofoam - Styrofoam lunch trays, soup
  bowls, cups, etc.

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Correct Waste Segregation What Goes Into the
Recycling Bin? Recyclable Beverage and Food
Containers, Bottles and Cans

• What Goes Into the RECYCLING BIN?
• Plastic to bottles and containers
• Aluminum cans
• Glass bottles
• Tin cans
• Juice/Milk Boxes (No Straws)
• Clean Paper/Cardboard

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Correct Waste Segregation What Goes Into the
Landfill Bin? Items NOT Compostable or Recyclable
Go into the Landfill

• Plastic Straws
• Plastic film and Plastic wrappers
• Styrofoam Cups, Plates, Bowls, and Trays
• Plastic forks, spoons, knives
• Plastic plates and cups
• Non-Recyclable Plastic containers
• Aluminum Foil, Foil lids, Foil lined Paper
• Chip Bags
• Fruit Pouches
• Drink Pouches

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Great Signage
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Straight Forward Collection Bin Set-Up
Recycling
Landfill
Liquids
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Sort Waste at the Table Before Discarding
Sort Waste on Tray
Dispose Waste in Correct Bin
Compost
Recycling
Landfill
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Thank You
Organic Diversion, LLC 46 South Maple
Avenue Marlton, NJ 08053 856-988-7733 recycle_at_org
anicdiversion.com www.organicdiversion.com