KEEP Club, Brookline DPW and Mother's Out Front
Do a Waste Audit! 3/24/23
11 bags of trash were collected from the cafeteria on March 24, 2023.
Weight of organics/compostables: 84.88 lbs
Weight of recyclables: 3 lbs
Weight of trash: 16.8 lbs
Total Waste: 104.04 lbs
The percentage of the total waste that could have been recycled or composted: 84.46%
Most common items in the compostables/organics pile: trays, utensils (forks), bread, apples, napkins, bento boxes
Most common items in the recycling pile: plastic water bottles, plastic sandwich containers (although there were very few items in the pile)
Most common items in the trash pile: chocolate milk cartons, plastic wrappers (chips, cereal covers, cranberry wrappers), condiment packets, juice boxes
Weight of organics/compostables: 84.88 lbs
Weight of recyclables: 3 lbs
Weight of trash: 16.8 lbs
Total Waste: 104.04 lbs
The percentage of the total waste that could have been recycled or composted: 84.46%
Most common items in the compostables/organics pile: trays, utensils (forks), bread, apples, napkins, bento boxes
Most common items in the recycling pile: plastic water bottles, plastic sandwich containers (although there were very few items in the pile)
Most common items in the trash pile: chocolate milk cartons, plastic wrappers (chips, cereal covers, cranberry wrappers), condiment packets, juice boxes
More photos of KEEP IN ACTION COMING SOON!
KEEP relaunched in 2021 after Covid kept us apart.
We have a lot to clean up- close to home and far and wide
10/29/19: KEEP CLUB WINS HONORABLE MENTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL
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Results of the second global #BreakFreeFromPlastic brand audit exposing:Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo as the biggest plastic polluters in 2019.
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A group of Driscoll Students participated in the climate strike on Friday, 9/20/19- they stood in silent solidarity to show they are not just
"talking the talk"
but willing to take a stand!
Representative Tommy Vitolo joined in too and spoke to our youth activists about other options they can continue to do that will make a difference!
6/14/19- Keep Club's last official meeting of year- submitting accomplishments for the BOW seat competition and making plans for next year!
4/25/19: KEEP Club celebrated earth day by gardening, picking up litter, making signs, and working on the new planter. Many KEEP club members are not seen in the photos because of their litter clean up around the school. More photos on the photos/media page!
3/12/19: KEEP CLUB
TEACHING TEACHERS SUB-GROUP
PRESENTS AT FACULTY MEETING!
KEEP Club will celebrate Earth Day in our Bird Sanctuary on Sunday, 4/21/19! We will assemble new planters, paint them and plant new pollinator friendly plants!
We will also do some collecting and documenting of litter in our neighborhood and create some earth day art- including the painting of rocks and bird houses for our sanctuary.
7th grade KEEP Club members Hattie and Lila created this flyer for families to KEEP their lunches and snacks earth friendly.
EARTH DAY IS COMING SOON!
Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day!
The theme this year is to protect our species!
Here is the official EARTH DAY link:
https://www.earthday.org/campaigns/endangered-species/earthday2019/
It's a school day, so the KEEP club will be making sure students are thinking about what they might do to honor this important day!
1/24/19 - KEEP Club progress
Around 30 KEEP club students are showing up every Thursday. This week we welcomed two new members and Mr. Olivera too. One KEEP club member suggested that I (Ms. S) send out the agenda ahead of time so there is less talk and more actions taken in the time we have. That makes a lot of sense. We have a lot to do. Stay tuned.
KEEP Club Progress:
One of our KEEP club members, Kassra Shahbazi, designed and printed a KEEP club t-shirt with his own design. Photo coming soon.
Another member, Chris Chen has designed business cards for us and printed out some label/stickers.
Next we need to find companies that are environmentally friendly to make our merch! Any suggestions? Write to us at [email protected]
We have a lot of projects going on, once I (Ms. Stark) feel better after this bug, I will post more updates.
KEEPing up the good work...
Keep club members are making posters, designing web pages, making keep club scratch games, cleaning up trash, providing bird food for birds (and squirrels), writing letters to companies, and coming up with logos for up and coming KEEP club merchandise. KEEP club members are doing research into companies that treat their workers well and use eco friendly materials.
Keep club signed up for a table at the INspo/ Expo on January 21st- MLK Day- Click here to read the flyer!
1/21/19: KEEP Club- showed up, educated others and collected over 100 signatures to stop Ottos Pizza from using the plastic mesh liners.
Click here to read the letter written to Ottos Pizza
Driscoll KEEP Club will participate at the Brookline Inspo-Expo- on January 21st, 2019. See more information here.
KEEP Club members made their case for why the new Driscoll should be a green school!
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KEEP club raises awareness and over $200.00 at the Driscoll Science Fair! Go KEEP club!
EARTH DAY- KEEP CLUB STYLE!
On Sunday, 4/22/18, the KEEP club met in the bird sanctuary to plant some bird attracting plants and to pick up litter around the school! It was a beautiful way to spend the day.
11/8/18- Below are a few photos of the KEEP club working in their teams.
We are having between 30-35 students showing up every week! Go KEEP Club!
KEEP Club is reuniting this Thursday, 12/13/18 from 2:35-3:45 - We can't wait for everyone to KEEP going with all the inspirational work going on.
On Thursday, 10/25/18, KEEP club's
special guest, Ren Bettencourt,
from Bow Seat... arrived!
After the KEEP club reviewed Bow Seat's student designed artwork from around the world, and watched a video about an award winning advocacy project, we reviewed next steps for our KEEP club teams. Next week, each team will get right to work making their action plans.
Although at first it was hard to find Ren, after a few search parties, she was found and we all clapped when she came in loaded with thought provoking art work, a video she had on a disk drive, and paper for the KEEP club to write down their thinking. We had an excellent turn-out and many thoughtful responses. See below.
SPECIAL GUEST COMING!
This Thursday, 3/22/18 at 2:35 pm Clint Richmond will be at KEEP CLUB!
On Thursday, 10/25/18, the KEEP club will have a special guest. Her name is Ren Bettencourt and she is the project coordinator of a great organization called: Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs. Click here: You can see what a great organization it is.
Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint by Chrisotpher Joyce,
Plastic waste gets a lot of attention when photos of dead whales with stomachs full of plastic bags hit the news. Pieces of plastic also litter cities, and tiny plastic particles are even floating in the air.Largely overlooked is how making plastic in the first place affects the environment, especially global warming. Plastic actually has a big carbon footprint, but so do many of the alternatives to plastic. And that's what makes replacing plastic a problem without a clear solution. Read more here...
See these stories-
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6/17/19: Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit? Cool article that connects to our goals! You can LISTEN to it here! |
KEEP Brushing... but brush with eco friendly brushes- take a look at the National Geographic article below!
How your toothbrush became a part of the plastic crisis
A billion toothbrushes will be thrown away in the U.S. this year, most of them plastic.
How did we get here, and can we change?
A billion toothbrushes will be thrown away in the U.S. this year, most of them plastic.
How did we get here, and can we change?
KEEP Club is in the news! KEEP club member Neil Saran wrote an article and it was put in the Brookline Tab- Click here is the link!
KEEP Cutting Back on Plastic:
It's not easy to purchase without plastic- here's one company who is helping... Read this article: Shampoo And Ice Cream In A Metal Can? Meet 'Loop,' A New Way To Cut Down On Plastic Waste
"I don't know if you've ever seen a plastic bag on a fence flapping away until it disappears," he (Steve Allen, a researcher at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland) says. "Well, we thought that maybe it just doesn't disappear, so we started looking for it a bit higher up."
Higher up meaning 4,500 feet up a mountain. Allen's team set up collectors there for five months to trap plastic particles as they fell to Earth. "We expected to find some," Allen says. "We didn't expect to find quite as much as we did." Read on here...
Higher up meaning 4,500 feet up a mountain. Allen's team set up collectors there for five months to trap plastic particles as they fell to Earth. "We expected to find some," Allen says. "We didn't expect to find quite as much as we did." Read on here...
The Story of Plastic has a lot of information and videos to help us spread the word: https://www.storyofplastic.org/learn-crisis
More movies from The Story of Plastic movies: https://storyofstuff.org/the-story-of-plastic/the-story-of-plastic-videos/
They are a series of small documentaries.
One is called:
The Story of Plastic:
How plastic production pollutes small towns.
Another one is called:
The Story of Plastic:
The plastic bag diet!
Both are excellent and should be watched!
Where will all the plastic go?
KEEP Club will participate in Zero Waste Week! See more information here! |
Have you seen the little video Man vs.
Earth? KEEP club members found it.
Click here to see it!
It is by the spoken word artist, poet and film maker who goes by the name Prince EA. The film sings and shows the message we are fighting for.
5/7/19: HERE IS THE TIME FOR KIDS VERSION
CALLED- CLIMATE CRISIS
EARTH DAY is coming... Last year, the focus was preventing plastic pollution. I found this AMAZING plastic pollution primer and action tool kit with every type of resource, article, video, fact collected to help us on our mission: Click here for the link:
Treehugger.com is a great site for eco-green news, ideas and education. I highly recommend it for all KEEP club members. Here is one page from their website with many good links. www.treehugger.com/science/
Here is an article about why we should avoid using plastics food containers: www.treehugger.com/plastic/avoid-plastic-food-containers-new-report-says.html
4/16/19: Study Shows Decline In Wild Bees That Pollinate Major New England Fruit Crops- Click here! This is another reason why we need to protect our birds butterflies and bees and take care of our flora and fauna!
4/16/19: GO MAINE!!!
FIRST STATE TO BAN STYROFOAM:
Maine lawmakers last month became the first in the country to approve a statewide ban on styrofoam food containers. Can we (KEEP club) help to make Massachusetts next?
Listen to and/or read this article called: Meet Mr. Trash Wheel: Baltimore Harbor's Googly Eyed Garbage Gobbler
3/23/19- Click here for BBC Plastic News - more about the whale and also a family going single use plastic free! Check it out!
**The Story Of Plastic Film has a large portion of it set in the same place as the whale was found.
BBC- NEWS:
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Just in... sad whale news:
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January 24th, 2019:
News about BIG companies like Nestle and Pepsi who are starting to ease up on plastics and use more glass and metal. Things can change. It's happening, we can nudge it along faster! Each day counts. Each life matters.
KEEP club members want to be part of this
This is another EXCELLENT film called Plastic Ocean that the KEEP club might show at Driscoll to help others understand the magnitude of plastics!
JANUARY 16th, 2019: Radio story on news!
More news about PLASTICS: connected to the other story below. It's about stopping the oceans of plastics in our oceans! Packaging group - and others - lots to consider! Click here!
JANUARY 15th:
An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste! Read this excellent article!!! It is exactly what the KEEP club is all about!
www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/01/15/683734379/an-island-crusader-takes-on-the-big-brands-behind-plastic-waste
JANUARY 5th Plastic News:
The Ocean Clean-Up hitting snags, but still raising awareness and doing some good. Clearly there is more we can all do!
Read more here!
Monday, 12/17/18: 60 Minutes (the t.v. news show) focused their latest segment on all the PLASTIC!
CLICK HERE TO SEE what they have to show and tell us all.
Maybe more people will see why the KEEP Club is working so hard to slow down the use of plastic.
Boston Bans Plastic Bags Starting Today, 12/14/18- Here's the news article! Some small businesses are exempt if they can prove it is too much of a hardship.
Right Whales Arrive Early In Cape Cod Bay- December 12th- 2018- Click here
Watertown Becomes 1st Town In New England To Require Solar Panels On New Commercial Constructions- Click here for more info.
New Nature movies- For KEEP Club inspiration! Click here!
11/23/18- BIG CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS:
From the New York Times:
A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies... of the consequences of climate change
See the rest of the article here:
CLICK HERE:FOR THE ACTUAL FEDERAL REPORT:
Below is a sad, sad photo from recent news, but I think you will agree it is important to see the effect of plastics...
11/20/18- Sad whale news -
National Geographic Version Click Here
BBC News Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'. The sperm whale, which washed ashore in Indonesia, had ingested nearly 6kg of plastic waste. Read the full story
11/15/18- Very sad news related to sea turtles! Ocean plastics and marine debris once again! Click here for the article!
11/15/18 -RIGHT WHALE NEWS! - Fewer right whales than they thought! :( - Click here for more... there is some hope...
Lonely Whale is an organization that has successfuly reduced people's use of plastic straws and is doing a lot to reduce plastic.
See this little video of their story- Click here
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Plastic Pollution
in the NEWS- BBC
October 17th:
Plastic & Salt: See this article about why there is so much plastic in the salt we eat!
Student Activism!
Click here to see the climate change slide show by KEEP club member Noah Kleiner
Education: Many adults and children do not yet know what can and can't be recycled. Here is a video to help:
www.casella.com/services/recycling/recycle-better
What do you think of the logo below? How does it connect to the KEEP club?
4/2/19: More sad whale news. National Geographic reports: Pregnant whale died with 50 pounds of plastic in her stomach: The Mediterranean Sea is choked with plastic waste, and the sperm whale may be the latest casualty of the pollution problem.
Click here to read the National Geographic article - we will use it to continue our work.
STOPPING THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS
We are starting with some work right at our school.
The Keep Club is working to get straws removed from Driscoll
and around our community.
Help us out. Let people know why they need to stop using them! See more information in the plastics branch of our webpage. As we say in the KEEP club, one little straw can do a lot of damage. Don't let it be yours.
We are starting with some work right at our school.
The Keep Club is working to get straws removed from Driscoll
and around our community.
Help us out. Let people know why they need to stop using them! See more information in the plastics branch of our webpage. As we say in the KEEP club, one little straw can do a lot of damage. Don't let it be yours.
One little straw and one plastic cup becomes millions...
See some information about this at this link if you click
Trash Talk- A little movie about what is happening in our oceans and what to do
NO STRAWS!
Here is the #Stop Sucking Link with alternatives to plastic straws!
https://www.strawlessocean.org/alternatives/
SAY NO STRAW PLEASE! Please join us to stop plastic straws close to home, far and wide!
http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/no-straw-please/
http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/no-straw-please/
GUEST VISITOR
Marianna Hagbloom is coming to the KEEP CLUB on 1/25/18 to share her experiences and knowledge about the highly intelligent and critically endangered Right Whale - Read her blog here-
RIGHT WHALES CRITICALLY ENDANGERED! Radio Boston has a news story about our state whale! Helping these whales can help lots of sea life and our life too! See this story.
Our beautiful, intelligent state whale is at high risk of extinction- fishing nets causing a great deal of harm! - new lobster traps could help! click here for the story!
More info about them here-
Sylvia Earle - Ted Talk Wish for Oceans! Mission Blue...
Learn more about dolphins and whales from a group trying to protect them- Click here
GHOST GEAR (Discarded fishing gear) KILLING MARINE LIFE! - See the article that explains more
LAWS TO CHANGE AND WORK ON
Plastic Bag Reduction
H.2121 / S.424 Sponsors: Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Sen. Jamie Eldridge. Would ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide and require that the alternatives be more sustainable (such as paper bags must have at least 40% minimum post-consumer content).
Public Water not Bottled Water
H.3451 Sponsor: Rep. Chris Walsh. Stipulates that state funds shall not be used to purchase bottled water for use in facilities that are served by public water supplies or potable well water, except when required for safety, health or emergency situations. This bill will save the Commonwealth money, and reduce solid waste and litter.
Polystyrene Food Ware Ban
H.3252 Sponsors: Rep. Frank Smizik, Sen. Michael Barrett. Would ban the sale of polystyrene foam food containers and their use by food establishments.
H.2121 / S.424 Sponsors: Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Sen. Jamie Eldridge. Would ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide and require that the alternatives be more sustainable (such as paper bags must have at least 40% minimum post-consumer content).
Public Water not Bottled Water
H.3451 Sponsor: Rep. Chris Walsh. Stipulates that state funds shall not be used to purchase bottled water for use in facilities that are served by public water supplies or potable well water, except when required for safety, health or emergency situations. This bill will save the Commonwealth money, and reduce solid waste and litter.
Polystyrene Food Ware Ban
H.3252 Sponsors: Rep. Frank Smizik, Sen. Michael Barrett. Would ban the sale of polystyrene foam food containers and their use by food establishments.
This year's Earth Day is set to focus on...
Plastic Pollution- Click here to learn more!
Officially Earth Day is Sunday, April 22nd, but that is during our April Vacation, so the KEEP club will be doing something before or after spring break?
Stay tuned!
LOCAL NEWS: Have you noticed more Canada Goose coats around? DID YOU KNOW THAT FUR TRIM ON A CANADA GOOSE COAT IS COYOTE FUR?
Did you know the torture these canines go through in the process?
Recently, one can see more and more people around Brookline and Boston wearing Canada Goose coats with fur trim.
Many coats have fake fur trim, but Canada Goose uses real coyote fur and there are HORRIFYING videos and photos showing the way these poor animals are trapped and killed just so people can wear it on their coats!
I can't and won't look, but if you own a Canada Goose coat or know someone who does, you should know what you are buying.
Sincerely,
Ms. Stark
Many coats have fake fur trim, but Canada Goose uses real coyote fur and there are HORRIFYING videos and photos showing the way these poor animals are trapped and killed just so people can wear it on their coats!
I can't and won't look, but if you own a Canada Goose coat or know someone who does, you should know what you are buying.
- www.thedp.com/article/2018/02/carlos-canada-goose-animal-cruelty
- www.onegreenplanet.org/news/canada-goose-is-killing-coyotes-to-make-jackets/
- Cruelty Inside Canada Goose Coats- link
Sincerely,
Ms. Stark
GOOD NEWS!!
5 ways the United Kingdom is leading the fight against plastic pollution - Great news for us to try- click here
5 ways the United Kingdom is leading the fight against plastic pollution - Great news for us to try- click here
Blue Planet 2 - Helping people around the world to see how plastics are destroying so much life...
Two sad videos--- don't watch if you can't bear it, but do show to others who don't understand how each of the plastics they use and throw away can harm so much life...
So many people mean no harm, but don't understand.
--- this one shows the albatross birds with plastic
-- Here is a sad, sad clip of a mother pilot whale and her calf that died... probably from plastics...
Two sad videos--- don't watch if you can't bear it, but do show to others who don't understand how each of the plastics they use and throw away can harm so much life...
So many people mean no harm, but don't understand.
--- this one shows the albatross birds with plastic
-- Here is a sad, sad clip of a mother pilot whale and her calf that died... probably from plastics...
NEWS TO KNOW: Tide of plastic rubbish discovered floating off idyllic Caribbean island coastline - and what to do... click here
Coffee cups... paper & the plastic you don't see- little video...click here
CHALLENGE FOR US ALL! “Do you still use plastic garbage bags? Plastic soda bottles? Zip lock bags? Plastic wrap on your food? Do you buy toilet paper that comes wrapped in plastic instead of paper? Do you put your fruit and vegetables in produce bags at the grocery?" Challenging everyone to track their rubbish for a week, she said people would be “disgusted” at how much plastic they would find.
Here are some links for tracking your plastics:
challenges.openideo.com/challenge/circular-design/research/assignments/track-plastics
challenges.openideo.com/challenge/circular-design/research/assignments/track-plastics
Every day is Earth Day!
11/24/19: Massachusetts is closer to banning plastic bags in the entire state. Our governor might not back the bill:
See TWO articles here:
June 17, 2019:
Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit? Read and/or listen to this interesting article by Christopher Joyce.
Go KEEP Club!
KEEP Club raised over $500 at the spring fair! And NO PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES WERE SOLD!
We will donate a portion to the Driscoll PTO for agreeing not to sell plastic water bottles! Go KEEP Club! - #Less plastic more fun!
More photos here!
We will donate a portion to the Driscoll PTO for agreeing not to sell plastic water bottles! Go KEEP Club! - #Less plastic more fun!
More photos here!
Earth day Network is making t-shirts.Click here to see their shirts.
We can look at the company, Kastlefel, to see if they might be good for making our KEEP club t-shirts. They seem like a wonderful company, Here is their link: www.kastlfel.com
KEEP club has joined the #Break Free From Plastic movement: Here is their site!
Earth Night will be an event that occurs after the sun has gone down. We will be showing a movie about plastics, eating organic popcorn, selling merchandise to raise money and awareness and having a gallery of art and information. The date has not yet been determined.
11/17/19: Senator Tom Udall Takes on Plastic Waste: Great piece to read and listen to: Click here and/or read the synopsis below from the show LIving On Earth :
"As more and more plastic waste escapes into our environment, recent research estimates that as much as a credit card’s worth of plastic makes its way into our bodies each week. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) aim to curb the plastic waste crisis with a draft bill that would ban certain single-use plastics, institute a 10-cent nationwide container deposit, and compel producers to take the lead on recycling. They invite the public to comment on this proposed legislation by November 21. Senator Udall discusses why federal action is needed to address the growing plastic waste crisis.
Good News In the News for whales: 10/20/19
Click here- Maine Lobstermen Group Now Willing To Work With Feds To Protect Right Whales
The KEEP club had a busy meeting today. We are learning more about what's been accomplished and what we will do for the science fair and for our community. We are creating checklists, certificates, merchandise plans, art work, podcasts and possibly, a little video clip for an up and coming movie. See this link: https://plasticoceans.org/submit-youth-videos/
How to do a radio-podcast! Keep Club!
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD Thursday December 13, 2018 at 7:00pm at BHS. Driscoll expansion and renovation will be discussed, so the 'A Better Driscoll' Sub group will be sharing some of their KEEP club ideas for the new building.
Warrant for Special Town Meeting 12/13/18 Article Explanations
12/6/18- KEEP CLUB Sub-Committee - "A Better Driscoll" makes a 'public comment' at the Brookline School Committee Meeting!
On Tuesday, the KEEP club found out that the updated agenda for the Brookline School Committee on Thursday, 12/6/18 included a discussion around the Driscoll Education Plan and a possible vote on a Fossil Free School Building. This inspired the KEEP Club sub-committee made up of 7th graders to show up at the school committee meeting and share their hopes for a greener Driscoll school now and when the renovations occur. Go KEEP Club!
We are meeting again this Thursday, 11/29/18.
It will be great to reunite and review the progress you've made and plans we have for next steps.
Millions Of Tons Of Plastic Are Dumped In The Ocean Every Year. We Don't Know Where Most Of It Ends Up
- Click here to listen or read more: ** The KEEP club knows that there is a mission from Boyan Slat to clean up a great deal of plastic coating our oceans. But the article above shows that there is also a great deal that is sinking down.
10/18/19
Plastic Alternatives- Shampoo And Ice Cream In A Metal Can? Meet 'Loop,' A New Way To Cut Down On Plastic Waste- Read/Listen here!
Friday, September 20, 2019
Students around the world (and adults too), came together to stand up for the planet!
July 30, 2019
Plastics Or People? At Least 1 Of Them Has To Change To Clean Up Our Mess:
by Christopher Joyce:
The avalanche of plastic waste that's rolling over land and sea has inspired numerous potential solutions. Some involve inventing our way out of the mess by creating new kinds of natural materials that will harmlessly degrade if they're thrown away. Others say it might be quicker to change people's throwaway behavior instead.
Among the first group is Stephen Mayfield. He's a chemist who figured out how to turn various kinds of algae into raw plastic --
Plastics Or People? At Least 1 Of Them Has To Change To Clean Up Our Mess:
by Christopher Joyce:
The avalanche of plastic waste that's rolling over land and sea has inspired numerous potential solutions. Some involve inventing our way out of the mess by creating new kinds of natural materials that will harmlessly degrade if they're thrown away. Others say it might be quicker to change people's throwaway behavior instead.
Among the first group is Stephen Mayfield. He's a chemist who figured out how to turn various kinds of algae into raw plastic --
June 2019: Excellent series on plastics called, The Plastic Tide... see/hear all the excellent stories by clicking here!
June 6: Microplastics Have Invaded The Deep Ocean — And The Food Chain
Click here to listen and read
5/6/19: One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result.Click here to read the report!
5/6/19: The news below is not a complete surprise to environmentalists like members of the KEEP club, but it is a wake up call to those who don't realize how important it is to pay attention and act NOW!
We are starting to go into new KEEP club teams. Below you can see some of the work/goals/questions KEEP 10/18/18 meeting.
We had our first meeting! It was fun and inspiring to see everyone. We are learning about each other, sharing what we discovered over the summer and goals for this year. There is a lot to learn and a lot to do!
Greetings!
The KEEP CLUB will have its first meeting of the 2018-2019 year on Thursday, October 11th from 2:35 to 3:30 in room 302.
At this meeting we will explore new goals, news, and different ways people can stay involved whether or not they can or can't come to every meeting.
I am looking forward to seeing you again and hearing what you are hoping to accomplish this year.
Sincerely,
Ms. Stark
The KEEP CLUB will have its first meeting of the 2018-2019 year on Thursday, October 11th from 2:35 to 3:30 in room 302.
At this meeting we will explore new goals, news, and different ways people can stay involved whether or not they can or can't come to every meeting.
I am looking forward to seeing you again and hearing what you are hoping to accomplish this year.
Sincerely,
Ms. Stark
Some latest victories written in National Geographic in the fight to reduce single use plastics- updated October 2018
The KEEP Club is invited to set up a table at the New England Right Whale Festival in front of the New England Aquarium. It will be a chance to share more information about how we are working to reduce and clean up plastics in order to improve the world we're in!
Using and Abusing Mountain Peaks!
A record number of Mt. Everest climbers are scrambling to the top and littering the mountain from top to bottom!
KEEP CLUB CARAVAN WILL BE GOING ON THE ROAD!
That's right, the new KEEP Club Caravan is gearing up to take our message on the road. We are learning that in order to make change you can't just put up posters and write about it. You have to be willing to get up and speak directly to people.
The KEEP club is getting ready to go into classrooms, faculty meetings and town meeting. Stay tuned!
The KEEP club is getting ready to go into classrooms, faculty meetings and town meeting. Stay tuned!
KEEP Club raises $200 at Science Fair!
Below is the flyer Marty and Alon made to educate others
Stay tuned for our up and coming events!
Stay tuned for our up and coming events!