By Ella Hopkins-Gianotti – Social Media Editor

Jonathan Law has adopted a new recycling and waste policy during lunch this year.

The new waste system includes separate bins for trash, composting, recycling, and a bucket for liquids.

“There’s a state law that says that we have to have a four-part system in the cafeteria,” Assistant Principal Mrs. Sulzycki said. 

This system is distinguished by their varying colors and labels. Green is for compost, blue is for recycling, yellow is for non-recyclable items, and the white bin is for liquids.

“We are working with the custodians right now to get covers for the blue buckets so that they have small holes so kids know the only thing that goes in there are the cans and bottles,” Sulzycki said.

Each aluminum can, glass, can, and plastic bottle will be collected and turned into a bottle return site to increase monetary funding.

“We take the tabs off of the cans and collect those and give them to Mrs. Heenan in the front office, 
and then the bottles and cans we bring down to PGTA,” Special Education teacher Mrs. Drew said. “They take those to the redemption center, recycle them, and they use that money to fund their fun Fridays.”

Even though this system is new to Law, freshmen were introduced to this structure last year in middle school.

“I’m glad that our school has implemented this system in the high schools as well,” freshman Livia Hopkins-Gianotti said. “It’s going to help our environment in the long run.”

Law has invested in new bins outside of school to make sure the garbage stays separated.

“Theres a new recycling bin, a cardboard dumpster, a composting dumpster, you have three regular dumpsters,” Head Custodian Mr. Burton said.

So far, students have been using in the correct bins – a practice Sulzycki hopes continues.

“Now it’s just a matter of getting everyone else on board and teaching the rest of the students,” Sulzycki said. “It should be easy peasy.”