More about how Churchill residents take care of our planet
I recently received an email from Carley Basler. She is a research technician at the CNSC and the lady that kept an eye out for polar bears while the teachers and other scientists worked. This is a photo of her.
She explained some of the things she does to reduce the amount of trash she has. Remember, Churchill had to get rid of their dump because it attracted polar bears. Now they ship all trash and recycling out on a train. Ms. Basler composts her kitchen wastes using vermicomposting. That means that instead of throwing banana peels or apple cores in the trash she puts them in a container and adds red wriggler worms. The worms eat the food and break it down into soil. Pretty neat. Do you think she considers the worms her pets? Some of my students are familiar with the mealworms I keep as pets in my room. They aren't quite as handy as those red wrigglers though.
Do you know anyone that composts?
Ms. Basler reuses everything she can. She always reuses her cloth shopping bags instead of using paper or plastic bags. I know a lot of families in Glastonbury use cloth bags. Send me a photo of the cloth bags that you use to santorol@glastonburyus.org
One other thing she does to reduce the amount of trash she puts on the train - she keeps a fire going in the winter to heat her home and burns all paper and cardboard that is safe to burn. That way there is more room on the recycling train for things like aluminum and plastics.
I hope to hear more about what some of you are doing in Glastonbury and around the world. Look just below any of my posts for the word "comments." Click on it and write to me. You can also send me a photo of something you've been doing for our environment. Send it to santorol@glastonburyus.org
I'll be sure to post all stories and photos right here on my blog.
Miss Santoro
posted by Linda Santoro @ 5:48 PM
3 Comments:
We love to use cloth bags! I've been using them since I lived in Germany over a decade ago. One tip: Bags with unique pictures or activity/organization logos are fun to use and easier to remember to bring along. In Germany, the school I worked with had fundraisers selling cloth bags with the school logo. I enjoyed using the bag and helped advertise for the group in the process. Cloth bags are a great fundraising idea for schools or other groups! p.s. We're sending a photo of a few bags and Teresa's recent reduce/reuse school projects (she'll tell you about them in the next comment)
I forgot to add:
Anne, Rhode Island
Mommy sent a photo of our fun cloth bags. I like using them. I also put my school projects in the picture. I love making all of the crafts at school. I hope I make more soon and can show you. At school, my teachers reuse supplies and also make craft projects that can be reused!
I was excited to use the beans from our bean/sand/water table to make maracas. I thought the teachers were going to throw the beans away, but then we made a craft. We used orange cups that can be reused when I am done shaking the rattle. I am never going to be done with the rattle, though.
My pumpkin decoration was made with toilet paper, a paper bag and cloth. We will save and reuse the decoration, but all of the pieces can be reused if you took it apart. I think it is a good idea to reuse things for fun crafts or make crafts you can reuse! Also, shut off the TV and lights when you are done. And, make robots or toys out of old boxes before you recycle them. Teresa, 4, RI
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