Captain Green and the Recycling Team

Back in February, we decided that we wanted to create a short video on the importance of recycling. After discussing it with the kids, we came up with the idea of Captain Green, a sort of recycling superhero, and his sidekicks, the Recycling Team. Below is the first in what we hope will be a series of Captain Green appearances.

And remember: every bottle counts! Recycle more, trash less!

Restarting the Recycling!

In an effort to improve recycling scores across the buildings and to give the kids and teens a chance to "give back," we've restarted the 808-812 Recycles! program.

Activity Room workers are going to be encouraging the kids to recycle, while also having them help sort and collect bottles, cans, and papers. We already have a few bins set up in the Activity Room, and our first recycling afternoon was very successful.

We had over a dozen kids and teens come to help us out, and we hope to get a recycling "crew" started, a designated group that will work on recycling on a weekly basis.

Below are some pictures of our new recycling set up. If you have any recyclables, feel free to drop them off at the Activity Room or Computer Lab, and the recycling crew will take care of them for you!

Above: The kids recycled a bunch of scrap paper and packed it away neatly.
Below: The updated and revamped "recycling corner."

Below: Another view of the "recycling corner."