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By Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island
KAPA‘A — Proceeds from Kapa‘a Elementary School’s new Hi5 recycling program will help the school fund special programs like the morning announcements, the Dolphin Club, named after the school’s mascot, the May Day program and other special events hosted by the school that are enjoyed by its student body, said Jack Yatsko of the Kapa‘a Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association.
A similar program at Kalaheo School generated $20,000 in revenue over a two-year period, according to Traci Sullivan, recycling coordinator for that effort.
“Kalaheo School is about half the size of your school, and if we made that kind of impact, imagine the difference recycling makes with your school,” Sullivan said to a school-wide assembly at Kapa‘a Elementary this week.
Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard Carvalho said Kapa‘a Elementary School has a 24-foot container that, when full to the brim with Hi5 recyclables, can earn valuable support for school programs, supplies and activities.
“We know that the Hi5 recyclables are an excellent way to help keep Kaua‘i a special and unique island for generations to come and Kapa‘a Elementary School shares these values,” said Carvalho in presenting the Kapa‘a Elementary PTSA a proclamation celebrating the program’s launch.
Carvalho officially launched the program by cutting a special lei of aluminum cans with the help of the school’s students in what Yatsko described as a “can-cutting ceremony.”
Kapa‘a Elementary vice principal Richard Edgeworth said students can help in three ways: by recycling, by generating funds that help the school, and by fulfilling one of the General Learner Outcomes because the student becomes a community helper by participating.
The special blue recycling containers were made possible through the efforts of Mele Kaui and Jeannie Yoshida, Edgeworth said. The recycling program was spearheaded by Yatsko, Kapa‘a Elementary School physical education teacher Michelle Jenkins, Marti Nice and Sullivan.
During the two years Kalaheo School has been recycling, it collected more than 40,000 pounds of recyclables, Sullivan said.
“That equates to 11 automobiles, or five elephants,” she said. “It is the right thing to do, and it helped earn the school $20,000.”
Carvalho also touted the benefits of recycling to the students, noting that recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator, and the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours and causes 20 percent less air pollution and 50 percent less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours, the mayor said.
“Kapa‘a Elementary School PTSA has developed a strong track record of well-established programs and will seek partnerships with the county and community organizations to successfully sustain a recycling program,” Carvalho said.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com
A similar program at Kalaheo School generated $20,000 in revenue over a two-year period, according to Traci Sullivan, recycling coordinator for that effort.
“Kalaheo School is about half the size of your school, and if we made that kind of impact, imagine the difference recycling makes with your school,” Sullivan said to a school-wide assembly at Kapa‘a Elementary this week.
Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard Carvalho said Kapa‘a Elementary School has a 24-foot container that, when full to the brim with Hi5 recyclables, can earn valuable support for school programs, supplies and activities.
“We know that the Hi5 recyclables are an excellent way to help keep Kaua‘i a special and unique island for generations to come and Kapa‘a Elementary School shares these values,” said Carvalho in presenting the Kapa‘a Elementary PTSA a proclamation celebrating the program’s launch.
Carvalho officially launched the program by cutting a special lei of aluminum cans with the help of the school’s students in what Yatsko described as a “can-cutting ceremony.”
Kapa‘a Elementary vice principal Richard Edgeworth said students can help in three ways: by recycling, by generating funds that help the school, and by fulfilling one of the General Learner Outcomes because the student becomes a community helper by participating.
The special blue recycling containers were made possible through the efforts of Mele Kaui and Jeannie Yoshida, Edgeworth said. The recycling program was spearheaded by Yatsko, Kapa‘a Elementary School physical education teacher Michelle Jenkins, Marti Nice and Sullivan.
During the two years Kalaheo School has been recycling, it collected more than 40,000 pounds of recyclables, Sullivan said.
“That equates to 11 automobiles, or five elephants,” she said. “It is the right thing to do, and it helped earn the school $20,000.”
Carvalho also touted the benefits of recycling to the students, noting that recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator, and the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours and causes 20 percent less air pollution and 50 percent less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours, the mayor said.
“Kapa‘a Elementary School PTSA has developed a strong track record of well-established programs and will seek partnerships with the county and community organizations to successfully sustain a recycling program,” Carvalho said.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com
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