Metro Waste Authority is always looking for ways to involve kids in protecting their environment. This year, we partnered with Des Moines Water Works to offer a new initiative – Love Where You Live in February.
Simple Ideas Produce Positive Results
Love Where You Live in February is a school program that offers some simple ideas that can be put into practice by just about anyone – at school and at home. Each class or grade level picks and focuses on a project or two. The purpose of the activities is to help students take action to protect and improve the environment. A sampling of activities includes:
- Crazy Crayon Collection: Collecting old, beat-up crayons and sending them off to be recycled into new ones.
- Water Waste: Finding ways to use less water when brushing your teeth or taking a shower.
- No Garbage Lunch Day: Using reusable containers so you don’t throw away as much.
- Extreme Recycling: Are you really getting rid of our stuff in the right place?
Three Schools Pilot the Program
The first schools to undertake the new initiative are Horizon Elementary in the Johnston School District, Delaware Elementary in SE Polk School District and Greenwood Elementary in the Des Moines School District. You can check out the progress of the some of the classroom activities on our Facebook page.
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To help get the efforts started, each student at participating schools was given a reusable Love Where You Live water bottle to encourage him/her to use it instead of bottled water – cutting down on plastic waste. These kids are sure to see the difference they can make and have fun in the process.
For more information about Metro Waste Authority’s educational opportunities, visit www.WhereItShouldGo.com or call 515.244.0021.