Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team 
- 64 Students
- 6 report(s)
- 0 lbs CO2e saved
Step 1: Perform a Baseline Assessment
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If you have already started a waste reduction initiative at your school, provide a brief description of the initial problem you observed.
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
Step 2: Create an Action Plan to obtain GSS certification
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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.
5th Grade Leadership Projects- Compost Club and Green Team
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
Step 3: Complete the Action Projects identified in your Action Plan (must do at least one)
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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.
Cafeteria clean greens to backyard compost bins
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
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.
Leftover Salad Gets Second Life as Compost
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
Step 5: Celebrate and Share your project(s)
Compost Club eats the Fruit of their Labor!
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
Waste Free Wednesdays and the Weekly Green Ticket Raffle
Mrs. Stevenson's Compost Club and Green Team
Ortega Elementary
Pacifica
Leftover Salad Gets Second Life as Compost
June 5 2020
Each week we diverted about 1 bucket of salad bar scraps and created new soil for our school.
Summary
In addition to diverting salad bar scraps, fifth graders also taught lower grade classes about composting and why it is important.
Metrics
TheCompost Club diverted 12 lbs of clean greens from the cafeteria each week.
108 Pounds of Compostables Diverted from School Waste Stream between January 6th 2020 and March 13th 2020
Results: 1,043 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided
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