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Attachment Three: Sample School Newsletter If you would like to make modifications to the document, the WORD version can be found at: http://www.wastefreelunch.com/teachers-resources. 20
Attachment Four: Sample School Media Release The following is a sample media release that can be sent to your local media (local newspapers, radio and TV stations). If you would like to make modifications to the document, the WORD version can be found at: http://www.wastefreelunch.com/teachers-resources. Local students accept RCO challenge and go waste-free! Recycling Elementary School [INSERT SCHOOL NAME] announces their participation in the 2012 Waste-Free Lunch Challenge Ottawa [CITY] - October 15 th , 2012: For some, the concept of sorting and weighing lunch waste might seem like a sticky, smelly nuisance. Not so for the 100 [Number of participants] students at Recycling Elementary School [SCHOOL NAME] that are participating in the Recycling Council of Ontario’s Waste-Free Lunch Challenge as part of Waste Reduction Week in Canada (October 15 to 19, 2012). These students have embraced environmentalism wholeheartedly and proven that waste minimization is as easy as reduce, reuse, recycle! 21 A major source of waste in Ontario, the average elementary school student’s lunch generates 30 kilograms of waste per school year. For the entire week, Recycling Elementary School [SCHOOL NAME] students are committing to bringing a waste-free lunch (lunches contain reusable, refillable and recyclable containers). During the challenge, the school will sort, weigh and record their lunchtime waste generation! Recycling Elementary School [SCHOOL NAME] is competing for grand prizes that include $1000 for the school’s environmental projects. Designed to help schools reduce the amount of garbage they generate from lunches, the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge educates students, staff and parents about waste and its impacts. Jane Reuse [PRINCIPAL NAME], Principal of Recycling Elementary School [SCHOOL NAME] is pleased to be joining the 2012 Waste-Free Lunch Challenge. “The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is a great opportunity to kick-start Recycling Elementary School [SCHOOL NAME]‘s environmental program all year long. We are proud to be involved in the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge”. Principal Reuse [PRINCIPAL’S LAST NAME] explains. The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is a program of the Recycling Council of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.wastefreelunch.com.
Page 1 and 2: Teacher’s Planning Guide
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents WASTE REDUCTION W
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION This guide was develop
Page 7 and 8: Who can participate? All schools (e
Page 9 and 10: GETTING STARTED - BEFORE THE CHALLE
Page 11 and 12: have all the necessary materials an
Page 13 and 14: COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE During the
Page 15 and 16: Which category should I nominate my
Page 17 and 18: PRE-CHALLENGE RESOURCES Attachment
Page 19: WASTE-FREE LUNCH TIPS • Get child
Page 23 and 24: Attachment Five: Sample Announcemen
Page 25 and 26: Attachment Six: Waste Reduction and
Page 27 and 28: Plastics/Aluminum • Recycling pla
Page 29 and 30: Videos: How does a Material Recover
Page 31 and 32: RESOURCES DURING THE CHALLENGE Atta
Page 33 and 34: Ministry of Education’s 2011 Envi
Page 35 and 36: The assessment discussion points ma
Page 37 and 38: • The selection or appointment of
Page 39 and 40: Your weight plus the container - 59
Page 41 and 42: After the Waste Audit 1. Select stu
Page 43 and 44: Attachment 14: Waste Audit Tool (EX
Page 45 and 46: The final page of the excel tool
Page 47 and 48: Small plastic yogurt cup Straw 8 gr
Page 49 and 50: Attachment 16: Final Submission Que

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