Green Up Edison

Edison students started the year out strong by performing their very own Waste Assessment. See how they did it in a step-by-step process, easy for any school to do.

In the first year of the program, Edison has:

·	Held two assemblies for the whole school to make sure everybody knew about the new recycling program.

·	Cut down on the use of disposable cups by purchasing reusable stainless steel coffee mugs for the faculty.

Students, parents, teachers, and administrators enjoyed a potluck dinner for the Green Lawn Party in September.

·	Reusable lunch bags were sold and information was provided on Edison’s new green initiatives.

·	Parents were encouraged to bring reusable containers, two recycling stations were set up, and compostable forks and knives were purchased.

Edison Elementary was also featured in the August issue of the North Denver Tribune for receiving the Green Up Our Schools grant.

During the first Green Team meeting this year, students brainstormed words that they associated with their work. Parent volunteer Ben Jansen used this list to develop song lyrics to the tune of Queen's "We will Rock You.” The lyrics are:

We reduce school trash,
We save green cash,
We work hard like granite,
We love this planet!

Like a CFL bulb
We’re gonna light the way,
Before you throw stuff away
We got something to say:

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!

We are, we are the Green Team!
We are, we are the Green Team!

Green Team Rap

We will, we will Recycle!
We will, we will Recycle!

We’re the Green Team!
We’re a green machine!
We’re here today,
And we got something to say

Yeah, we’re the Green Team
And we recycle,
Glass, cans, paper, plastic,
Fantastic!