George Hall Green Team 
- 444 Students
- 5 report(s)
- 0 lbs CO2e saved
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.
George Hall Jaguars Get Started, Step 1
George Hall Green Team
George Hall Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
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.
George Hall - Green Team Gets Going!! Step 2
George Hall Green Team
George Hall Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
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.
George Hall Jaguars join the Action Step 3
George Hall Green Team
George Hall Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
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.
George Hall Waste Diversion Results Step 4
George Hall Green Team
George Hall Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
Step 5: Celebrate and Share your project(s)
To the Future and Beyond - Step 5
George Hall Green Team
George Hall Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City
George Hall Waste Diversion Results Step 4
June 10 2020
Jaguars join th CO2 emissions reduction train!
Summary
Unfortunately, a formal waste audit was not conducted at this site, so the estimates here will be based on visual photos, school population and comparable data from SMFCSD.
Number of students at George Hall: 432
Average number of days waste fully sorted at lunch: 2 days per week
Waste sorting started/ended: September 2019
Number of weeks waste sorted: 22 weeks
Total days waste sorted: 44
Percent diversion rate for comparable school: 60%
Average pounds sent to landfill post-sorting: 45 pounds daily
Average pounds sent to compost post-sorting: 51 pounds daily
Average pounds liquids diverted from landfill: 16 pounds daily
Average pounds recyclables (excluding classroom paper and cardboard recycling) diverted from landfill: 2 pounds daily
Metrics
Lunchtime Recycling only
88 Pounds of Recyclables Diverted from School Waste Stream between September 23rd 2019 and March 13th 2020
Results: 246 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided
Food waste, trays and liquid waste combined
2640 Pounds of Compostables Diverted from School Waste Stream between October 14th 2019 and March 13th 2020
Results: 25,495 lbs CO2e emmissions avoided
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