Operation End Waste

08/27/2012

Hi everyone! Composting will be coming to IHS when school starts, but we need volunteers to help out at lunch!
Please email [email protected] or facebook message Sarah, Isaku, or Tyler if you're interested in volunteering [for community service hours!]
You've all been super supportive so far, and now it's time to make this program a reality! (:

04/07/2012

Thank you to all those who came to our Chipotle fundraiser today! We really appreciate your support, and we'll keep working hard to make our school more environmentally friendly! =)

12/26/2011

We recently had a meeting with Ms. Pamela Ziemann from the Examiner!
Please help us raise awareness about the importance of composting!
WE CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOL!

http://www.examiner.com/power-talk-and-nonprofit-in-seattle/operation-end-waste

Operation End Waste is a high school organization committed to significantly reduce the amount of lunchroom waste that is produced by Interlake everyday. I met

08/04/2011

On July 26th, we met with Nancy Larson (manager of facilities for BSD), Maria Frieboes-Gee (new principal at Interlake), and Mr. Lowell (current assistant principal) to discuss the idea of a composting program at IHS next year.

We are pleased to announce that such a program has been approved. Next year, there will be composting at IHS.

However, it will not be funded by the district, meaning we will have to find corporate sponsorship and other sources of funding before the program can begin.

06/02/2011

Remember, to make a difference in protecting our planet, we must start on the individual level. Turn down the heat. Turn off the water. Turn off the lights. Recycle at school. A big difference starts with these small steps.

04/23/2011

Although Green Week has ended, recycling will continue next week and into the future. Please volunteer next week to monitor a recycling bin and encourage people to recycle during lunch. Details above.

Recycle. Help your school. Help your planet. Help yourself.

04/18/2011

Tomorrow, in coordination with Green Team's Green Week, we will be beginning recycling during lunch, which will continue permanently. Please help by using the recycle bins! Thank you everybody.

03/10/2011

Volunteer to help remind people to compost during lunch, starting the week of the 22nd! All you have to do is remind people to compost during lunch, and you get community service hours! Email us at [email protected] to sign up or for more information.

03/04/2011

On February 4th, 2011, we sorted through an entire day's worth of waste from Interlake High School's cafeteria. In the end we discovered that out of all the waste (160 lbs) that would be thrown in the trash, 48% (77 lbs) consisted of compostable food waste, and another 23% (37 lbs) consisted of paper and plastic recyclables which could be put in the existing recycling dumpster but were instead thrown away.

03/02/2011

Starting on Tuesday, March 22nd, we will be bringing compost bins into Interlake High School's Cafeteria. Help us make this campaign a success! Participate, and encourage your friends to as well! Help us End Waste.