As I have been unpacking my classroom at school, I have been noticing the huge amount of single use plastics and other "stuff" I have. Yes, I have been in my job a long time, and educators are packrats when it comes to materials. I can donate old stuff to Treasures for Teachers, but stuff will end up in the garbage. What I need to work on is reducing the amount of materials I buy and using/reusing what I have. Better for both my bank account and the environment.
For next years Plastic Free July challenge (I hope there is one because I have learned so much), I would love to see a challenge aimed at encouraging buying second hand clothes. Give those clothes a longer life span.
Bureo is a company that pulls discarded plastic fishing nets from the oceans and recycles them into different products. I have their Jenga game and my students were shocked when I told them discarded plastic fishing nets were used to make the game. This led to a great conversation about how the nets were recycled, what happens if the nets aren't pulled from the ocean, etc.
Saturday afternoon challenge: go to grocery store (where plastic is everywhere) to pick up food for a potluck for people participating in Plastic Free July without buying items in plastic packaging. Managed to keep the plastic to a minimum but it wasn't easy.
Bonnie Boelman 7/31/2019 10:07 AMmy kids and I buy most of our clothes at resale shops. Saves us a lot of money and keeps it out of the land fills.
Carrie Dean 7/29/2019 6:38 PMI have learned about so many more resources from you Amy! Thanks for sharing!
