Zero Landfill Project
The purpose of the Zero Landfill Project was to limit the waste generated on our school's campus and maybe even produce no waste at all, which the name states. This included coming up with prototypes, updated blueprints, measurements, materials, models, solutions, and final products to a burning question. We talked about the impact that laziness has on our environment, and how recyclables end up in the landfills. Sometimes people feel as if they do not want to throw away a piece of paper in the recycling bin because it is simply "too far away". However, we learned that by raising awareness for the consequences that follow carelessness, we could get our school, then our community, and beyond that one piece of trash can make all the difference.
We started off this project by dumping out a bag of trash from the lunch area and sorting through it; taking notes along the way. We found that over 95% of the items found in the trash could be recycled. We followed that activity by watching a series of videos about recycling and our planet and how Americans are a part of one of the most wasteful nation in the world. These videos varied from being about the trash in the ocean, to how bottle caps are killing sea birds, to starting a movement and trying to get others on board with your plan of action. Using our knowledge of what was happening outside of our classroom, we created prototypes of our proposed solutions to common mistakes students and adults make to hurt the environment. These plans would first be implemented at out school, and then they would be transferred to nearby middle school and elementary school. If they were successful, the solutions could be put into place in our community. With our strategies to increase recycling and limit the production of material that would end up in the landfill, we could create an eco-friendly environment for not only the High Tech NC Village Schools but the areas beyond. During this project, I was able to use the HOHAM cooperation efficiently because I welcomed change to my lifestyle and did whatever I needed to accomplish to make a change. Below, you can find the all of the work I have completed throughout the course of this project, for it will be anywhere from a 2-month long to a 2-year assignment! Hopefully it will teach you a few things about supporting our planet!
We started off this project by dumping out a bag of trash from the lunch area and sorting through it; taking notes along the way. We found that over 95% of the items found in the trash could be recycled. We followed that activity by watching a series of videos about recycling and our planet and how Americans are a part of one of the most wasteful nation in the world. These videos varied from being about the trash in the ocean, to how bottle caps are killing sea birds, to starting a movement and trying to get others on board with your plan of action. Using our knowledge of what was happening outside of our classroom, we created prototypes of our proposed solutions to common mistakes students and adults make to hurt the environment. These plans would first be implemented at out school, and then they would be transferred to nearby middle school and elementary school. If they were successful, the solutions could be put into place in our community. With our strategies to increase recycling and limit the production of material that would end up in the landfill, we could create an eco-friendly environment for not only the High Tech NC Village Schools but the areas beyond. During this project, I was able to use the HOHAM cooperation efficiently because I welcomed change to my lifestyle and did whatever I needed to accomplish to make a change. Below, you can find the all of the work I have completed throughout the course of this project, for it will be anywhere from a 2-month long to a 2-year assignment! Hopefully it will teach you a few things about supporting our planet!