A middle school in Iowa City has joined the cause and started to find ways to recycle with the assistance of a division of the Department of Natural Resources. They are attempting to educate area restaurants about recycling.
Many middle school students from Southeast and Northwest Junior High Schools in Iowa City have found ways to begin recycling trash products in their area. They are targeting food products from restaurants.
Some students have begun to work with the Iowa Waste Exchange program of the Department of Natural Resources. The group is assisting the students in determining how much waste from restaurants can be recycled instead of being put into a landfill.
This week, the students have spent time wearing protective suits and gloves so that they could dig through trash from a restaurant in Coralville to contribute to this effort. They dug through nearly 150 pounds of food waste from the restaurant.
Bruce Titus, the owner of the restaurant, supported the effort that the students were making, noting that a large portion of the restaurant waste could be recycled.
The students took out items that were able to be recycled instead of thrown away.
The students hope that their efforts to gather recyclables and educate restaurants about recycling options will make some changes at local restaurants and at landfills in nearby areas.
Many schools all over the United States have recently been contributing to efforts of educating students and area businesses about recycling options that they can take advantage of instead of throwing away their waste.
Many middle school students from Southeast and Northwest Junior High Schools in Iowa City have found ways to begin recycling trash products in their area. They are targeting food products from restaurants.
Some students have begun to work with the Iowa Waste Exchange program of the Department of Natural Resources. The group is assisting the students in determining how much waste from restaurants can be recycled instead of being put into a landfill.
This week, the students have spent time wearing protective suits and gloves so that they could dig through trash from a restaurant in Coralville to contribute to this effort. They dug through nearly 150 pounds of food waste from the restaurant.
Bruce Titus, the owner of the restaurant, supported the effort that the students were making, noting that a large portion of the restaurant waste could be recycled.
The students took out items that were able to be recycled instead of thrown away.
The students hope that their efforts to gather recyclables and educate restaurants about recycling options will make some changes at local restaurants and at landfills in nearby areas.
Many schools all over the United States have recently been contributing to efforts of educating students and area businesses about recycling options that they can take advantage of instead of throwing away their waste.
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