Here is a friendly reminder about what is and what is not recyclable: http://www.lessismore.org/material_categories/1-recycle. Attached is an updated one-page informational cheat-sheet about what is recyclable in Santa Barbara that you can post in your classroom, office, or home.
What can we recycle in Santa Barbara? (all of these things should be fairly clean / rinsed out)
· Paper & Cardboard: ALL PAPER
· Plastic — All Hard Plastic & Most Plastic Bags and Film Plastic!
· Glass — ALL GLASS
· Metals — ALL METAL
· Mixed or Composite Materials — MILK CARTONS, JUICE BOXES, and SOUP CARTONS can now be recycled as of this fall!
(I am very excited about this… !)
NOT RECYCLABLE – FOUR Top Offenders
- STYROFOAM
- BATTERIES
- ELECTRONICS
- PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES
Important School No’s are extra plastic from lamination and anything laminated, paper towels, tissues, paper plates, compostable cups, utensils, and plates, and plastic-lined paper cups
Let me know if you would like posters (11″ x 17″), stickers to go on your recycling bin, and/or magnets (3″ x 9″) of what is recyclable for your classroom or home. Also – let me know if you need a recycling bin for your classroom – I have six here.
Friday, November 15th, is America Recycles Day: http://americarecyclesday.org/ Please put it on your calendar. Check out the ‘LIVE AT THE LANDFILL’ video!
You can also find curriculum materials online at <http://americarecyclesday.org/toolkit>, and many other websites, if you can fit an activity in to mark this day. Taking a tour of the Tajiguas Landfill is a great field trip with people of any age. A flyer attached about that. I am taking my third and fourth graders there on the 16th! 
