Your monthly LPS Sustainability Update
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Recycling and Composting Reports – August 2019

Environmental impact reports are now available for August. As a result of recycling efforts last month, LPS saved:

  • 942 trees
  • 227,130 kWh of energy
  • 387,783 gallons of water
  • 183 cubic yards of local landfill space
  • 3,324 lbs of air pollution
  • 22,713 gallons of fuel

Sustainability Spotlight: Pound Green Team is Leading the Way

Pound Middle school has an active Green Team that has been tackling sustainability projects for several years now. Anica Brown, the staff sponsor, and the student club members are leading the way with their impressive projects and succeeding in fostering environmentally friendly practices in their school every day. Click here to read more about Pound Middle School green team!


Green Apple Day of Service – Register by December 31st

Join thousands around the globe for Green Apple Day of Service. Create an account, register your projects, and start planning! Green Apple Day of Service projects bring school service and environmental sustainability together in one day of action. If you need help with fundraising, follow the prompts during registration to connect your Day of Service projects to DonorsChoose.org. Publishing your project before December 31, 2019 automatically nominates your project for the 2020 Green Apple Awards. After your project is complete, you can update your project with pictures, event details, and impacts to enhance your award submission.

As always, the Sustainability Team is available to support your efforts with planning and carrying out your activities!


Recycle Rally Has Started – Join Today

Participate in the PepsiCo Recycle Rally competition that began on September 3rd and ends on April 28th. LPS schools are eligible to join the Challenge League which has a grand prize of $50,000! Go to the PepsiCo website to fill out the Recycle Rally application form. Schools must be accepted by PepsiCo as participants for the program. Due to the date being after September 3rd, tracking will begin once your school is accepted, not on September 3rd. LPS already tracks the weight of waste so all you have to do is record the weight of the recyclables in your PepsiCo Recycle Rally account that will be made when you apply to be a participant. There are resources and prizes available through this competition.


International Walk to School Day is October 2nd

Join the celebration on October 2nd by registering your own walk to school event HERE. Walking or biking to school promotes healthier habits, a cleaner environment, AND these special events are a great opportunity to promote safety! For more resources and information, check out the Walk to School website


Green Schools Recognition Program – Don’t forget to report

The Green Schools Recognition Program is a great opportunity to get ideas for green activities and earn points and funding for your efforts. Anyone from your school community can report activities for points – just remember to take a photo! As submissions come in, we will update them on the website to show totals across the district. The opportunities mentioned in our newsletter that typically eligible for points through the program:

  • Recycle Rally – 5 points
  • Walk to School Day – 15 points
  • Green Apple Day of Service – 20 points

Shout out to Mickle Middle School for submitting 11 activities already!


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