Corinna Low 
- 200 Students
- 6 report(s)
- 149,182 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.
Westborough Middle School Baseline Waste Assessment
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
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.
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
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.
Compost Club Diverts School Organics!
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
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.
Compost Club, Planeteers Club and WeCycle!
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
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.
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
Step 5: Celebrate and Share your project(s)
Corinna Low
Westborough Middle School
South San Francisco Unified School District
Westborough Middle School Baseline Waste Assessment
April 9 2020
The seventh grade science classes did the GSS Waste Baseline Assessment.
Summary
Students began with an initial, baseline waste inventory where we looked through the whole school's trash and counted how many bags of trash we generate on a daily basis. It was approzimately 25 large bags of trash, most of which came from lunchtime. Through various labs, lessons and articles, students learned basic chemistry concepts such as the Law of Conservation of Mass and chemical reactions. They also studied waste disposal methods throughout the world and focused on the 4R's. Students identified specific waste issues in their school community, such as incorrectly disposing of plastic or paper utensils, or using unnecessary items that contribute to harmful waste. The Planeteers Club finally got the district to implement a share table at lunchtime to reduce food waste! The whole school was trained on share table guidelines and the Planeteers monitor the share table each day. We also participated in Youth Climate Strikes every Friday for a month in the fall to bring awaremess to problems with trash and pollution of our natural resources! Students made posters and banners for extra credit.
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