Wayzata Students Get Their Hands Dirty to Promote Recycling

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Wayzata Students Get Their Hands Dirty to Promote Recycling

MINNESOTA, SAINT PAUL, Apr. 9 -/E-Wire/-- On April 11, students at Wayzata High School will set aside their textbooks for a real-life lesson in how to reduce waste. They'll roll up their sleeves and literally dig into mounds of garbage generated by the school.

It's called a Waste Sort, a project of Minnesota Waste Wise (MWW), a private, non-profit group that helps businesses with good environmental practices. A Waste Sort is messy. It's smelly. It's fun (for some people). And it's informative. The purpose is to see exactly what gets thrown away at Wayzata High School. With this information, the students and staff (with the help of MWW recycling expert Ellen Telander) can find ways to reduce what goes into the garbage can, and, eventually what winds up in our landfills.

Telander, who manages technical assistance for MWW, is an expert at helping organizations reduce what they put in the garbage dumpster. Since last fall, Telander has worked with students, faculty and staff at WHS to find new ways to recycle more, use less and reduce what they throw away. Telander has done this for 200 businesses, schools and other organizations during the past four years, so she's seen just about everything.

The Waste Sort on April 11 is the culmination of a joint waste reduction partnership that began in October 2001 between the high school, the City of Plymouth and Minnesota Waste Wise.

Kevin Stirtz, Director of Minnesota Waste Wise calls this "a classic example of a public-private partnership that works.' He said it works because all parties came to the table with a single, unified purpose.

Minnesota Waste Wise, an affiliate of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, has provided the technical expertise for the project. The City of Plymouth has helped to organize and promote it. And, the school students and staff have provided the labor and enthusiasm.

WHAT: Waste Wise Waste Sort

WHERE: Wayzata High School, Plymouth

WHEN: April 11, 2002 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

CONTACT: Kevin Stirtz, Director of MN Waste Wise, +1-[REDACTED-PHONE], or +1-[REDACTED-PHONE].

Minnesota Waste Wise

Kevin Stirtz, Director of MN Waste Wise, +1-[REDACTED-PHONE],

+1-[REDACTED-PHONE](mobile),

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http://www.mnwastewise.org

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