Jennie Rylee
Jennie Rylee
amount garbage goes nearly percent
Of the amount of garbage that goes into the landfill, nearly 50 percent of that is paper. It's insane.
act classroom difference feeling figure kids leave life power stuff
You do this stuff in your own life and you figure out what kind of difference it makes. It's like the old cliche: Think globally, act locally. I try to leave the classroom with kids (or seniors) feeling they have the power to make a difference.
bit cotton fiber puts
It puts in a little cotton fiber and a little bit of color.
close creating great loop market recycled recycling second stuff
It's great to put stuff in the recycling bin. That's the first half. The second is to close the loop by creating a market for recycled paper.
grow lucky parents thrown until
I was lucky to grow up with parents who just did that. Nothing was thrown away until it was completely spent.
comment
I always get at least one barf comment when I do it in a classroom.