Recycling+at+Athletic+Facilities

Democracy and Active Citizenship Project
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__Problem Statement:__
Problem Statement: Public schools should help students and athletes practice good recycling habits. Busy sport faculties have long been the center of neglect for recycling. The environment will suffer if this issue remains untouched. Billions of pounds of PET will continue to pile on and slowly kill the environment. We will distribute various recycling bins in all athletic facilities to provide ample opportunity for athletes to recycle their plastic goods.



__Bill or Policy:__



 * __Lobbying Plan:__**

Lobbying Plan **This project is designed to place recycling bins in all the athletic facilities at North Kingstown High School in order to improve recycling and ultimately help protect the environment. ** **Timeline: ** We will send the letter to our elected official on June 1, 2011. We will follow up with that official the June 7, 2011. We will follow up with that official with an in-person meeting. **Find a sponsor: ** The key person that will be supporting and helping our policy is Dr. Kenworthy. **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Build coalitions of support: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We will ask Waste Management to help support us along with smaller groups that advocate for recycling. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Try to work with your opposition: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The athletes and janitors might be working against us. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If we convince the athletes that they are helping the environment, then we would gain support. Also, if we convince the janitors that their workload would remain the same, then we would gain their support as well. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plan for attending committee meetings: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We will be making signs that are related to recycling and recycling bins.



__Direct Action Plan:__
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Planning Direct Action


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Our goal is to increase the amount of recycling and recycling bins in the athletic facilities at North Kingstown High School.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">With our direct action, we will get all the athletes and the athletic department to rally around the school to advocate for recycling. They will all be wearing T-shirts about recycling. Everyone will bring and carry recycling bins to show their support for recycling.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This will be held after school in order to get the most attention from students that we possibly can.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hopefully this will bring recycling to the athletic facilities at North Kingstown High School. Our dream is that all athletes and students alike will recycle to save the environment.



__Media Advisory:__
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">May 21, 2010

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CONTACT: **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Noah Jager, (401) 932-6490 Anthony Zarrella (401) 626 6663

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Kingstown Democracy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 21.3333px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Kingstown Democracy Energizes Student Body to Promote Athletics Recycling Program

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Kingstown, Rhode Island— More than 1800 North Kingstown residents are expected to turn out on June 4, 2011, to rally for a recycling program for the student athletes. They will be marching around the school, holding recycling bins in order to prove to the school administration that a recycling program is needed to promote our planet’s health and conservation, according to Anthony Zarrella. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Kingstown Democracy has planned a rally march in order to persuade the school administration to implement a recycling program According to Anthony Zarrella, “the purpose of this is to show that we, the students and community members are passionate about keeping out school clean and the world healthy”. Due to the absence of the recycling for the athlete’s bottles, we are trying to put recycling bins in all the athletic facilities for the athletes. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EVENT DETAILS: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WHO: ** The community members and students at the school. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WHAT: ** Recycling rally and march. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WHERE: ** North Kingstown High School. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WHEN: ** It is will be on June 4<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">th, 2011. Start time is 9:00am and end time is 12:00pm. Make sure you bring picket signs that say “Recycle NK” and bring your recycling bins. Wear a shirt that promotes recycling. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The problem that we are trying to address is the lack of recycling bins that North Kingstown High School has for its student athletes. The build up of trash and lack of recycling is hurting the environment and we should be doing something to help save the planet. My placing recycling bins at all athletic facilities, it would promote recycling for the student athletes. It would make it more convenient for the athletes as well as helping the environment. Al Gore will be speaking along with Barak Obama to promote this event. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">North Kingstown Democracy’s mission is to promote the conservation and preservation of the planet by working with projects close at home. Our group’s first goal is to help the school install recycling bins at all the athletic facilities. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">###



__Letter to Elected Official:__


= <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px; text-decoration: none;">Anthony Zarrella and Noah Jager = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students for Recycling at North Kingstown High School **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">401-626-6663 ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Anthony_Zarrella@nksd.net <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">57 Tamahawk Dr    <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">North Kingstown RI, 02852 June 7, 2011

Barak Obama Mr. President White House 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue District of Columbia Dear Mr. President,

It has come to our attention that students at North Kingstown High School have decided not to recycle. It is of the upmost importance to preserve the beauty of our great country and to waste is not to preserve. Mr. President, I implore you to recommend that North Kingstown Hish School place a recycling bin by the tennis court and baseball field. By placing this recycling bin, we would imporve the recycling rate of North Kingstown, cut down on the cost to dispose of our waste and preserve the beauty of our state. Your reccomendation would assure the future of the recycling program at our school.

Respectfully,


 * Anthonyu Zarrella **

Anthony Zarrella

__Letter to the Editor:__
=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;"> Noah Jager and Anthony Zarrella = <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: right;">Students for Athletic Recycling **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">401-222-2174 ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: right;">Noah_jager@nksd.net <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: right;">525 Potter Road <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: right;">North Kingstown, RHODE ISLAND 02874

June 3, 2011

Editor The Standard Times 13 W Main Street North Kingstown, 02852

To the Editor,

We wanted to inform you about our recycling bin program we would like to implement at our athletic facilities. We believe that having recycling bins near the athletic facilities would help increase recycling in general amongst athletes alike. The environment is suffering because of the lack of recycling that this school does, especially in the athletic department. If more students recycling, then the environment will be preserved and even saved. Helping the environment is the duty of everyone, including athletes and students. By recycling, we can reduce the amount of pollution and reduce the amount of waste in the environment. This can be really beneficial to everyone! Now, we can save the environment and reduce waste amongst our human population. Having recycling bins in the court yard will reduce waste and increase the recycling rates.

__Public Service Announcement:__
<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">REMINDER: Dialogues for Democracy will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday June 9th in the high school cafeteria. You are required to be there.

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