We would like to extend a HUGE thanks to everyone who has contributed to recycling at Thomas Jefferson. Over the course of this year, the NHS has collected, sorted, and scanned over 20,000 bottles and cans. Not only are we assisting post 9/11 veterans with disabilities through the Dream Recycle Rally, but we have been actively helping the environment when we choose to recycle these bottles instead of throwing them in the trash for landfills. At the same time, we get redeemable points for our school. These points will be used for fun things next year, so look forward to it!
An even bigger thanks is deserved by those who have stayed back on Tuesdays to help separate bottles and cans, sort them into bags, weigh them, and scan them. Of all those who have helped after school, I would especially like to thank Eman, Victoria, and Felicia, whom have volunteered almost every Tuesday. Each bag brought to the school is a bag of mystery, as the volunteers have discovered. They have suffered from finding underwear, cockroaches, incredibly stinky bottles, moldy bottles, and other unknowns that have been kept that way because it would have been better to not know.
The great number of bottles we have recycled is a testament to just how many bottles and cans we are using everyday. Hopefully, it has opened the eyes of many and been a motivator to become more sustainable. Use reusable beverage containers! What we've achieved with the recycling at Thomas Jefferson is evidence that through cooperation and action, we can do something huge that benefits the community. Imagine the possibilities for next year with even more members and organization!Until next year!
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