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Corinna Low certified

  • 200 Students
  • 6 report(s)
  • 0 lbs CO2e saved

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Reports by this Classroom

Step 1: Perform a Baseline Assessment
Or
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
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 - Step 2

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.

Compost Club

Corinna Low

Westborough Middle School

South San Francisco Unified School District

Step 5: Celebrate and Share your project(s)

Celebrating our success!

Corinna Low

Westborough Middle School

South San Francisco Unified School District

Compost Club

April 9 2020

The Compost Club did a post assessment.

Summary

The school was able to divert 5 64 gallon bins of compost each week!

Metrics

The Compost Club diverted 5 64 gallon bins of compost each week until school was out due to COVID.

8320 gallons of Mixed organics between September 2nd 2019 and March 13th 2020
Results: 149,182 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided


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