High School's Environmental Work Highlighted
The 'upcycling' by teacher Tim Zavacki and the entire school recognized by TerraCycle.
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Some great work by Hillsborough High School helping the environment is being recognized.
TerraCycle, an "upcycle" company that makes consumer products from pre- and post-consumer materials, has focused one of its Location Spotlight videos on the school. The video, attached to this post, specifically takes a look at how applied technology teacher Tim Zavacki has made the company's brigades a huge part of the school's day-to-day operation.
Zavacki, the staff and students at the high school have had a lot of success with the program. Hillsborough was the winner of the company's Erase Your E-Waste Keyboard and Mouse Brigade. By doing so, the school received brand-new Logitech keyboards and mice that Zavacki was able to distribute throughout the school for teachers and students to use.
In the video above, Zavacki talks about how his wife tipped him off about the company and its programs. The school's environmentally conscious way of looking at purchases and items is detailed in the video.
NKS
1:01 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Bravo, Mr. Zavacki! It's great to keep all of those items out of the waste stream. In the video, he mentioned considering the purchases that he and his family makes. "Do they support Terracycle? Can it be Terracycled?" Thinking about what will happen to our packaging is a good habit to get into. Can it be recycled? reused?
Michiel Van Kets
3:43 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
It is great that the company has collaborated with the school to not only educate the younger generation but also implement it in their curriculum. Being environmentally conscious will definitely make a better world for our future generations.