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I am going to write about KO's new attempts at becoming a "greener" place, by placing new recycling bins across campus. They are trying to encourage students to recycle, and are hoping that the single stream recycling and the mini posters around school will make it easier for kids to help out. I am planning to interview Mrs. Horowitz and possibly Mrs. Bailey as well. Almost all of my questions would be suitable for either interviewee.

• What were your motives? Was it financial or purely for environmental purposes? Or maybe was this new system requirred by the state?


• How do you know if this is working? Is the amount of recycling being tracked somehow? If so, how and have these new bins affected the rates compared to last year?


• Did you set any goals?


• Are the efforts the same in the Middle School?


• What else would you do to further environmental success?


• Why are not all the bins "recycling bin blue"?


• Is this related to the Green Team?