City of Largo, Florida

 City of Largo, Florida
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Largo Schools Recycle

Largo Schools Recycle

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Get Students Excited About Recycling

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Recycling Presentation

Raise money for your school by recycling your mixed paper and metals! SP Recycling Corporation and Best Metal Recycling have teamed with the Pinellas County School Board and the City of Largo to provide a full service recycling program for Largo Schools.

SP Recycling Corporation has expanded their newspaper collection and will now accept all paper from Largo Schools. This includes white office paper, colored paper, junk mail, magazines, catalogs and phone books. Please put all paper in the SP Recycling Corporation Dumpster. No corrugated cardboard, please.

Best Metal Recycling will be collecting aluminum cans and other metals (steel cans, scrap metal, etc.) from Largo Schools. Please place all aluminum cans and metals in the Best Metals Recycling Dumpster.

Options for Plastic bottle and cardboard recycling are available through the City of Largo recycling program, please email recycle@largo.com and a Solid Waste representative will contact you shortly.

Get students involved and excited about recycling by scheduling your FREE in-class recycling presentation today! Simply fill out the online recycling presentation request form and a Solid Waste representative will contact you shortly.

City of Largo recycling presentations adhere to Florida Sunshine State Standards, as shown:

Language Arts:
Uses listening strategies effectively.
LA.C.1.1 (K-2), LA.C.1.2 (3-5), LA.C.1.3 (6-8), LA.C.1.4 (9-12)

Uses viewing strategies effectively.
LA.C.2.1 (K-2), LA.C.2.2 (3-5), LA.C.2.3 (6-8), LA.C.2.4 (9-12)

Uses speaking strategies effectively including asking questions and making observations.
LA.C.3.1 (K-2), LA.C.3.2 (3-5), LA.C.3.3 (6-8), LA.C.3.4 (9-12)

Science:
Understands the need for protection of natural systems on Earth.
SC.D.2.1 (K-2), SC.D.2.2 (3-5), SC.D.2.3 (6-8), SC.D.2.4 (9-12)
Understands the consequences of using limited natural resources.
SC.G.2.1 (K-2), SC.G.2.2 (3-5), SC.G.2.3 (6-8), SC.G.2.4 (9-12)

Social Studies:
Understands the interactions of people and the physical environment.
SS.B.2.1 (K-2), SS.B.2.2 (3-5), SS.B.2.3 (6-8), SS.B.2.4 (9-12)
Understands how scarcity requires choices about how to use resources.SS.D.1.1 (K-2), SS.D.1.2 (3-5), SS.D.1.3 (6-8), SS.D.1.4 (9-12

Mark Your Calendar: 2012-2013 Important Dates

America Recycles Day~Recycled Innovations Show
Sept 1-November 1-Enter contest
November 15 -Winners Announced via Facebook
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Recycled innovations
America Recycles Day
Thursday, November 15

Great American Teach-In
Thursday, November 15th

Earth Day
Monday, April 22