Join the St. Mary's Recycling Team by recycling the following and taking the recyling pledge by clicking on the link below:

America Recycles Day Pledge

• newspaper, magazines, junk mail
• eyeglasses
• milk jug lids (recycle milk jugs at home)
• soda tabs
• ink jet and laser cartridges

St. Mary's church receives money from the paper recycling bins. 

The eyeglasses are donated to the local Lion's Club.

Once milk jug lids are turned into school to signify that the milk jug was recycled at home, the school is eligible to receive a bench or table made from recycled plastic. We currently have 4,500 lids.  Only 2,500 more to go to have 7,000 and enough to earn a picnic table. 

Soda tabs are weighed in during the spring, and a check is issued for a designated charity.  We previously donated to the Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis. 

Inkjet and laser cartridges are turned in for cash which will be used to help support our recycling team.  This may be used to support Earth Day activities or additional supplies needed for further recycling. 

Top 5 Reasons to Recycle!

5. Recycling conserves our valuable natural resources.

4. Recycling saves energy, saves clean air, and saves water.

3.  Recycling saves landfill space.

2. Recycling can save money and create jobs.

THE #1 Reason.....

1. This earth was a gift from God and we should do all we can to take care of it.

• Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water.
• Every day American businesses generate enough paper to circle the earth 20 times.
• One tree can filter up to 60 punds of pollutants from the air each year.
• Each year, Americans throw away 25 TRILLION Styrofoam cups.
• The garbage in a landfill stays for about 30 years.
• Each person in the U.S. throws away approximately 4 pounds of garbage everyday.
• One bus carries as many people as 40 cars.
• We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year - 1/3 of that water is used to flush toilets.
• 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year!
• One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water, so dispose of properly.

Click on the following links to learn more:

Earth 911 - Find a recycling center near you.

100% biodegradable disposable dinnerware

Wireless home energy control system

Living with Ed (TV series on HGTV) - all about environmental/green living

Recycling Fun Facts Page & Trivia

Energy Science Projects: U.S. Department of Energy website with project and activities regarding energy

Trash to Treasure Vend-o-Matic : games and activities from the Resourceful School Project

Earth 911 for kids

Environmental Kids Club: games from the U.S. EPA