Think globally, act locally.
INITIATIVES
Current projects we are working on within the STEM community to spread environmentalist awareness.
DASD RECYCLING PROJECT
The recycling system at the STEM Academy is of great importance. When maintenance collects recycling, they must check for any trash or non-recyclable contents in the bin. If all materials are recyclable, the waste is then put into a bigger bin that will hold all recyclable contents collected from throughout the school. However, if something unrecyclable is found in one of those recycling collections after it has been moved from its individual bin to the larger collection bin, every single material in that whole recycling bin must be thrown into the trash, causing the majority of recyclable items to lose their chance of being repurposed. The Recycling Project Committee’s primary objective is solving this recycling system through as many ways as possible. The Committee can educate students on what can and cannot be recycled, as their is much confusion as to what “trash” really is. Also, the Recycling Committee is open to as many other ideas as possible, such as creating a new bin that not only has a section for “recycling”, but one for “paper” or “aluminum” specifically. (Working with the Inside and Outside of School Awareness and Events Committee’s are advised.)
GARDENING PLAN
The Gardening Project Committee, although temporary, is a key Committee for the progression of SAS and the future projects that will be accomplished. The Gardening Project is a very complicated one at hand, as there are so many possibilities that will be ideated, argued, constructed, and maintained for years to come. All members involved in this committee must be vocal, contributive, and open-minded, as there are many members in this committee and every thought counts. The garden’s main goal is to benefit the community, since we are planning to donate all of the produce that we grow to the Chester County Food Bank. Additionally, we want to use the garden as a way to educate the STEM community on the benefits of gardening to the environment and to themselves.
GROUP TRASH CLEAN UP
STEM SAS picks a location with an excessive amount of trash to help clean. Our club devotes a couple of hours on these days, to remove the trash from these locations. We then sort it into trash and recyclables, and weigh it. This activity represents a small way to promote environmentalism in your community.
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Our devoted crew from the November 23, 2018 cleanup! We cleaned up 113.2 pounds of trash. Thank you to our members for being so devoted to the sustainability advancement cause!
DECEMBER 29, 2018
Our members posing with the trash collected from Marsh Creek State park, December 29, 2018. Here they cleaned 331.4 pounds of trash.
DECEMBER 29, 2018
Executive members sorting a weighing trash. During our two trash collection days, a total of 444.6 pounds of trash and recyclables were picked up!
APRIL 22, 2019
On Earth Day 2019, we hosted a trash cleanup to give celebrate and give back.
JULY 6, 2019
We had a small summer crew come out during our break. With the vegetation, it was our most difficult trash cleanup.
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Due to Marsh Creek allowing us to sort the trash on-site, we no longer weigh the amount collected. We found several tires, the remains of a house, large metal pieces and many glass bottles.
