Ravens Take Out the Trash at Dumpster Dive
Students and faculty received an unforgettable lesson in waste management when an entire dumpster of trash was dumped on the Murphy Hall Upper School Green on April 27.
The dumpster, which is one of three on the Ravenscroft campus, represented just a fraction of the waste created at the School daily.
Students from Mrs. Mimi Lieberman’s AP Environmental Science class and members of the Global Warming Action Group helped sort the waste into piles of recyclables, reusables, compostables, and trash.
Throughout the day, Middle School science classes and Lower School students visited the dump site to learn about which items can be recycled and composted.
Burt's Bees CEO and Ravenscroft trustee John Replogle was on hand to help with the project and spread the green message. Replogle told students, "Recycling and composting are definitely very important, but it all starts with reducing the amount of waste we create."
Said one Middle School student who visited the dump site: “I am really surprised by what I’m seeing. I would have thought there would be more actual trash and less recyclable things like bottles in the dumpster.”
Several of the Upper School students who helped sort the trash agreed that the dumpster dive gave them a new perspective on waste, and they said they’ll think twice before throwing a bottle into a trash can.
“This dumpster dive and education day was our effort to bring awareness to our progress in recycling, as well as the incredible amount of trash we produce a week,” said Environmental Stewardship Chair Colleen Kramer. “While we still have room for improvement, as the contents of the dumpster showed, the students’ engagement demonstrated the value and educational merit in such an undertaking. Our goal was to educate the community on what should and should not go into trash cans, and I think we achieved this.”
Ravenscroft extends a special thank you to Burt's Bees for helping to underwrite the cost of the event.
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