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King County Green Schools program success story: Sacred Heart School

Success story: Sacred Heart School

School District: Private
School Location: Bellevue
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: January 2014

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2014

Waste reduction and recycling (level one)

  • Sacred Heart School achieved a recycling rate of 47 percent.
  • Waste reduction and recycling facts and information about the school’s recycling program were shared during morning announcements. 
  • In 2014, Sacred Heart School began to collect recyclable materials in its lunchroom. 
  • The student Green Team created three-dimensional posters for the lunchroom recycling stations to inform students about what can and can’t go into the garbage and recycling bins. To promote recycling, signs were placed near recycling bins in each classroom.
  • A student team composed of Associated Student Body (ASB) members monitored garbage and recycling in the cafeteria to ensure that recyclable materials and garbage were being properly sorted.
  • The ASB performed a quiz show skit at the K-4 lunch to educate students about what can and can’t be recycled at lunch.
  • Two bins for leftover liquids were provided by King County Green Schools Program and placed next to the recycling and garbage bins. Students poured out any leftover milk and liquids into the bins and then recycle the cartons and cans.
  •  “From the Heart,” a weekly electronic newsletter sent to families, encouraged students and their families to pack lunches in reusable containers.
  • In the lunchroom, disposable trays were replaced with reusable durable trays.
  • Durable plates, glasses, and cups were used in the staff room instead of disposable products.
  • Signs about double-sided copying were placed above copy machines to encourage staff members to make double-sided copies whenever possible.

For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:

Connie Gray, vice principal
cgray@sacredheart.org
King County Solid Waste Division mission: Waste Prevention, Resource Recovery, Waste Disposal

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