Darien Environmental Group (DEG) is kicking off the New Year with EVERY DROP COUNTS! Darien Environmental Group has been providing environmental programs to the Darien Elementary schools for the past 30 years. This year we are excited to launch Every Drop Counts, a program to discuss the importance of conserving water; our precious natural resource. […]
This year on Trash Free Tuesdays we will be focusing on REDUCING STRAWS and their impact on our environment and our marine life. We partnered with Ocean Conservancy to make a promise to SKIP the STRAW. Please go to the Darien Environmental Group website and click the caption “SKIP THE STRAW” and take the pledge! […]
Requirements: care about the environment, and be willing to learn about recycling, plastic pollution and local environmental issues. This year’s campaign is called SKIP THE STRAW. Co-Chair responsibilities include: help coordinating parent volunteers to assist with recycling at lunchtime for Trash-Free Tuesdays, communicating this year’s theme during lunch, assisting with decorating bulletin board in cafeteria, […]
Good-bye Ziploc bags, hello reusable containers… Help kids understand what should be recycled by sending/encouraging trash-free lunches (sandwich wrappers instead of plastic bags, water bottles instead of juice boxes, cloth napkins, etc.) — especially on Trash-Free Thursdays — or come in to assist at lunch! Sign up for a lunch shift here. A big thank-you […]
Sign up to assist at lunch with helping kids understand what should be recycled, and with encouraging trash-free lunches (reusable containers/sandwich wrappers instead of plastic bags, water bottles instead of juice boxes, cloth napkins, etc.), especially on Trash-Free Thursdays. Sign up for a lunch shift here or contact Laura Pesce-Gray, Environmental Chair, with questions at […]
