World Record Recycling Event

Posted by TroyJMorris on April 15th, 2008 comments 1 Comment

Wetpaint is always where the action is! A mere 30-minute drive east from Wetpaint’s downtown Seattle headquarters lies Sammamish, a town where a record-busting event is scheduled to take place this very weekend.

This Saturday, April 19, from 7am to 3pm, the “Green Team” at Discovery Elementary in Sammamish will hold a record-breaking event. In those eight hours, the students, under the leadership of teachers Ms. Kirby and Ms. McNamara, will rally the community to recycle over 88.18 pounds of plastic bottles to break a record set by McDonald’s in 2006.

The Green Team knows awareness is key to the success of their event. The students hope to literally demonstrate to Sammamish citizens the amount of waste generated as plastic bottles. “It’s a valuable message,” says the teaching duo, “When the recycling is picked up every week, it’s too easy to forget how much there really is.”

The group is using a wiki to organize the volunteers and guidelines. We wish them the best of luck and anyone located in the region, please visit the site to find out what you can do to save Mother Earth and break a record.

Keyword Tags: Web 2.0, Education, User Experience, User Generated Content, Events, Wetpaint, Wikis, General, Fun

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Wow… they certainly cleared the record of 88.18 pounds. Try 657 pounds on for size, Mr. Recycling Plant!

By TroyJMorris on April 22nd, 2008 at 2:00 pm

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