Environmental impact reports are now available for March. As a result of recycling efforts last month, LPS saved:
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739 trees
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178,335 kWh of energy
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304,474 gallons of water
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144 cubic yard of local landfill space
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2,610 lbs of air pollution
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17,833 gallons of fuel
Earth Day is Monday, April 22nd and we hope your schools have found a way to celebrate sometime this month! And be sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming Lincoln Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 27th from 10 am – 3 pm at Union Plaza.
Lincoln Earth Day is a free, kid-friendly, community event for the entire family to enjoy. There will be hands-on demonstrations, musical performances, food trucks, green vehicles and more! Dozens of booth exhibitors and vendors from the community will be represented at the event.
To see all of the exciting activities planned for that day, check out the schedule, https://lincolnearthday.org/schedule/
Still planning your school celebration? Don’t miss out on these resources with Earth Day project ideas for your school:
Spring is here and that means school gardens are growing again! We have teamed up with some wonderful community partners to present an Outdoor Learning Workshop Series. Some topics that will be covered include: How to Garden, Outdoor Classroom Management, Investigating Plants and Wildlife in Your Garden, Nutrition in the Garden and much more!
*This series is targeted towards after school and summer program staff and other informal educators, but anyone is welcome to register if they are available to attend.*
Sessions take place on May 7th, 10th, 14th, 17th, and 21st. All sessions will be 12 - 2 pm at Elliott Elementary.
Read more about the individual sessions and register HERE!
The last call to submit activities for the Green Schools Recognition Program is coming up on May 1st. The recognition program engages staff, students, administrators, custodians, and families by encouraging them to complete activities that reduce the environmental impact of their school. These activities are generally designed to be carried out or directed by the school Green Team, but anyone is welcome to participate! With completion of these activities you can then earn points and funding for your school and future sustainability events!
Reporting your activity to get points is simple. Take a few photos while doing your activity and then submit them to us via the online points REPORTING FORM. The Sustainability office will review your submission and award your school points.
Two of our elementary schools have been recognized nationally through the Keep America Beautiful annual Recycle Bowl. Wysong Elementary was named a winner for the Food Scrap Collection category and Huntington Elementary was named a winner for the Waste Reduction category [more].
Cans4Books Recycling Drive happening now
The 19th Annual Cans4Books is under way! Raise money for your school library AND do something good for the planet by recycling your aluminum cans.
Don’t forget to bring your cans to A Can Recycling from April 1st - April 30th and be sure to mention that you are donating to the LPS Cans4Books drive. Donations made for your school will be used to purchase books for your school library.
Drop Off Location:
A Can Recycling, 3255 S. 10th St.
Please share this information with the rest of your school AND with your school community!
Our Scrap Metal Drive will be coming to a close soon, so remember to bring your scrap metal to Sadoff Iron and Metal Company or Alter Metal Recycling to have it recycled. All types of scrap metal will be accepted, including aluminum and tin cans, pots and pans, appliances, wiring, sinks, bathtubs and electric motors. When you arrive, tell them that you would like to donate all or part of the revenue from your metal to the LPS Recycling Program. Funds raised will help LPS replace worn out steel recycling containers. The old containers will be recycled as scrap metal and replaced with containers manufactured from recycled steel, closing the recycling loop.
Where:
Sadoff Iron and Metal Company
4400 W Webster St.
402-470-2510
Alter Metal Recycling
6100 N. 70th St.
402-476-3306
When: From America Recycles Day (Nov. 15, 2018) to Earth Day (April 22, 2019)
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