We Have A Winner!!
RECYCLING SIMPLIFIED - WE HAVE A WINNER !! -- Overall statistics ... we had over 500 visits to the site and over 50 people took the quiz. Our winner was Emily (we did not ask for last name). If you want to check out the overall project summary -- we have it posted here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cHiAkNmrqdwzN2WdjmuAFgSArgwUVp0Y/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114580022786297543969&rtpof=true&sd=true
As part of Sustainable Windsor's projects for 2024 - the Recycling Simplified project aims to increase recycling in Windsor and, at the same time, reduce contamination in the recycling process.
And BIG THANKS to Common Good Compost for this AMAZING donation -- we are so grateful!! (and a bunch of us have now signed up for the service !!)
The site is going to stay available - so please check it out ... and help us to create a more circular economy and reduce the load on our landfills ... !!
Recycling Simplified
... is Sustainable Windsor's Awareness Program designed to educate and inform residents on HOW to recycle. Given the low rate of recycling in Colorado, this program is intended to increase recycling in Windsor. The program consists of some quick read educational content and then an optional quiz at the end of the material. Given you provide an email address and get 80% correct on the online quiz - you will be entered into a drawing for a great prize.
Welcome to Recycling Simplified ....
Working with the local hauling companies (e.g. Republic Services and others) -- Sustainable Windsor has developed a set of training materials which we hope will result in better recycling practices in Windsor (and Northern Colorado in general).
We recognize that people learn differently - so we have 3 training approaches:
Web-based - Follow the flow of the training from overview to discussing the challenges, to reviewing the solutions and then advancing to the training summary and the optional test - Just click the CHALLENGES button below
Document-based - A PDF document that covers the key points of the training and maps to the web-based training. You can find this document at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VrreDZ1KToV6qOCrbvjSIWOo0xws8Rj4
Video/Slides - We have also developed a short 15 minute video that can be watched -- the video can be found here: https://youtu.be/L8Vusxqy-mo and you can find a PDF version of the slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10AC1N60tBOf5NdNVahIuM1kDPh46qkvN
As you will see in the training, Colorado does a poor job on recycling. Though many Northern Colorado residents have recycling provided for them (sometimes as part of their hauler agreement - and sometimes at an extra cost) - non-participation and the level of contamination in the recycled materials creates many challenges in the recycling process.
This training will start with an overview of recycling and then we will discuss the challenges that we need to address to be more "sustainable". We will then cover how to be more effective with recycling ... and the key point is ... it is really easy if you just follow a few key steps.
So let's get started -- we will first discuss the Recycling Challenges -- just click the CHALLENGES button below ....
Recycling Simplified Links
Program Overview
The Challenge
The Solution
Summary and Quiz
Additional Links
Recycling Simplified
Starts on April 20 2024
Drawing will be on May 30 2024
Links to Recycling Simplified Training
We have muliple ways to learn about Recycling Simplified
If you prefer to watch a video - go to our Recycling Simplified Training Video: https://youtu.be/Nwsli3P-euQ
The Recycling Simplified Training Slides (PDF) with Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10AC1N60tBOf5NdNVahIuM1kDPh46qkvN
If you prefer to read a document - go to our Recycling Simplified Training Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VrreDZ1KToV6qOCrbvjSIWOo0xws8Rj4
And ... make sure to download the Recycling Simplified Poster
and put it on your refriegrator https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bHJxBnSDCKdJ8rPUCmKp4fBKswlxuMS4