Baywood Green Team Changemakers 
- 75 Students
- 5 report(s)
- 85,382 lbs CO2e saved
Step 1: Perform a Baseline Assessment
Or
If you have already started a waste reduction initiative at your school, provide a brief description of the initial problem you observed.
OOS Waste Walk through (lunch area only) and Lunchtime Waste Audit
Baywood Green Team Changemakers
Baywood Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Step 2: Create an Action Plan to obtain GSS certification
Or
If you already started a waste reduction initiative, report on what action project(s) you have completed and how you implemented this project at your school.
Baywood Green Team Changemakers
Baywood Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Step 3: Complete the Action Projects identified in your Action Plan (must do at least one)
Or
If you already started a waste reduction initiative, report on what action project(s) you have completed and how you implemented this project at your school.
Baywood Changemakers Take Charge!
Baywood Green Team Changemakers
Baywood Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Step 4: Do a Follow-up Assessment and / or report on the actions taken by your class to conserve resources and reduce C02e. Include the numbers here in this step, such as the amount of paper recycled over 30 days.
Baywood Changemakers - Post Waste Assessment
Baywood Green Team Changemakers
Baywood Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Step 5: Celebrate and Share your project(s)
Baywood Changemakers Virtual Celebration
Baywood Green Team Changemakers
Baywood Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Baywood Changemakers - Post Waste Assessment
June 9 2020
"We now hold monthly Green team meetings for students at lunch-time for problem-solving, to celebrate successes, and to continue building momentum." - Deb Robert, Assistant Principal
Summary
After Winter Break, Green Team Teachers held monthly Green team meetings for students at lunch-time for problem-solving, to celebrate successes, and to continue building momentum.
The school began recognizing outstanding students each week as "Super Sorters" during our weekly announcements.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, a formal post-waste assessment was not officially carried out at this site, so diversion estimates will be based on similar school diversion totals in the same district and adjusted for the number of students.
Considering the success of new waste diversion habits, the school is excited to incorporate the following into future plans: Connect zero waste efforts to design challenges in the Dream Lab, our makerspace, which is open to classrooms and open at lunch-recess. Some project ideas we have are - making recycled paper, creating designs and art using only recycled materials, creating model sustainable homes and cities, etc. We also hope to eventually compost at our school site and to bring more outdoor education to the school to make the Changemaker efforts really come alive!
Metrics
Food waste, compostable trays and liquids
8800 Pounds of Compostables Diverted from School Waste Stream between October 21st 2019 and March 13th 2020
Results: 84,983 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided
Recycling diverted from the landfill at lunch - milk cartons, plastic bottles, paperboard
1173 Gallons of Mixed recycling between October 20th 2019 and March 13th 2020
Results: 399 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided
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