G Green

Join the mission to help the environment by recycling paper and conserving resources.

About Us

The Green Mission Club is dedicated to educating students about the importance of paper recycling and its positive impact on the environment.

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Our Projects

Explore our ongoing projects that aim to reduce waste and promote paper recycling in schools and communities.

Project 1

Project 2

Learn about Project 1 which focuses on implementing paper recycling bins in schools and raising awareness among students.

Project 3

Discover Project 3 which involves organizing paper recycling drives in local communities and partnering with recycling centers.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce means to make less of something. We can help our planet by reducing the amount of waste we make. That means not throwing away too many things.
Reuse means to use something again. So instead of throwing something away, we might be able to use it for something else. That helps us reduce.
And do you know what recycle means? It means to turn something old into something new. Many things we use can be recycled. We can recycle cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard!

Why we should recycle

Recycling protects the environment: a good example is reducing deforestation for paper, when we use recycled paper to minimize felling. With recycling we reduce the need to exploit our natural resources like plants, minerals and metals. All the paper we use in our business is recycled and it is as good as the non-recycled materials.

Reduces Energy Consumption: When you think of recycling, you probably think it only helps the environment by reusing the product, which you would be correct. But there is more to recycling. When products are produced a large amount of energy is required during the processing of the raw materials. Recycling helps to minimize energy consumption, which is crucial in mass production, such as mining or refining. Recycling reduces the need for large amounts energy by the manufacturers.

Reduces Pollution: With a lot of manufacturing, materials need to be heated or modified, which often leads to gases being released, such as carbon dioxide in smoke. Some industrial waste comes in the form of liquid, that can end up in our waterways. Even offices can be a source of pollution, generating a lot of printer cartridges and paper waste. If not recycled these end up in landfill and become a source of pollution for both the soil and waterways. Recycling of industrial products helps to cut down on the pollution.

What can be recycled

Here are some examples

Paper

Paper is a material that can be easily recycled. Paper recycling has to be a community effort as paper is everywhere - at home, the office, the school and industry. Waste paper needs to be collected, then sorted and separated into types and grades. The next step is pulping. Large amounts of water is added to the waste paper to produce pulp, which needs to be considered (what is the minimum amount of water required in order to prevent water waste and contamination). The pulp is then passed through a series of screens to remove larger pieces of contaminants and pressed to form the paper size and shape.

Plastic

Plastics are huge pollutants, taking up huge amount of space in landfill and adding to the contaminants in our waterways. The breakdown of plastics can take hundreds of years, meaning the problem is piling up. Many plastics can be recycled like water bottles, beverage containers, milk bottles, plastic bags, etc. They are made up of polymers, that in most cases can be melted down to make other products. The problem is that most plastic goes into ordinary rubbish (and therefore landfill) instead of going for recycling.

Glass

When glass is placed in landfill it cannot decompose naturally. It will discolour but it’s composition remains the same. Although it has no effect on human or animal health, it is not natural to the land in this form and therefore it should be recycled. Glass can be easily recycled. Once sorted at the glass treatment plant, the glass is then crushed and melted, and can be moulded into new products such as bottles and jars.

Aluminum

Aluminium is 100% recyclable and during recycling there is no loss of quality. Another bonus of recycling aluminium is that it uses only 5% of the energy to create it and emits only 5% of the greenhouse gases. Currently we recycle approximately 75% of the aluminium ever produced.

Some messages from you ❤️

”Dear Dalila, I wanted to express my heartfelt thanks for the effort you are putting into bringing these delicate issues to the attention of as many students as possible, together we can do it .”

- Clarice Turner

”I wholeheartedly hope that your message resonates far and wide. Thank you, Dalila, for your love and care for our planet. I will follow your advice and try to reduce paper waste at school.”

- Brian Moten

”I am grateful to be part of an environment that recognizes the importance of protecting our planet. The introduction of paper recycling is a significant step toward a more sustainable campus. Every day, we contribute to a positive impact on the environment, and this sense of responsibility is a valuable lesson.”

- Joyce Gould

”I found the website through Instagram page, and I really love the posts you share. Your passion for this project is clear. Keep it up !”

- Sharon Roddy