Those are testimonials from three of the students involved in Recycling Kids, Inc., a program established in 1992 by the third-graders in June Burton's class at Twin Lakes Elementary School in El Monte, California. Since 1992, the students involved in Recycling Kids have sold thousands of useful gift items made from recyclable trash. They've used the profits from their business to adopt a handful of manatees and whales, several dolphins, an eagle, five acres of rain forest, and more. Those students identified trash as a serious environmental concern at home and at school. They were encouraged to work at home with their families to brainstorm responses to that question.
Every student has an important role to play in the business.
Think Tank Department - Students in this department think of new products that can be made from recycled trash, make a list of all materials needed to make each product, suggest a selling price to people in the advertising department, and give to the production department a list of required materials. Sales and Accounting Department - Students in this department design and set up the sales booth, sell the products, take down the sales booth, tally items sold and graph sales results, and report sales results and findings. Because of hectic production schedules, all students participate in the production of goods. A catalog describes in detail how each of those items is made. Paint the lid orange.