What does your school do to save energy?

We are trying to figure our how our school can become a greener school, we need to find ways to save energy.



So far we got



changing to laptops instead of dino computer



Trying to change light bulbs (what kind though)



Dim lights more



Switching most of our electronics to solar power



Closing doors to save the heat



Making posters to remind students and teachers to turn off lights in classrooms after they are done.







Any other ideas?What does your school do to save energy?recylce all 1, 2, %26amp; 3 numbered plastics ( check ur city recycle center 4 guidelines); recycle plastic, aluminum, and glass; have staff, students and surrounding neighbors use the school to recycle their unwanted junk mail, magazines, cafe milk cartons, old homework, and copy paper (after using both sides of course).



compost all cafeteria food to cut ur waste in half! get the students to pick fruits at lunch (instead of huny buns) to maximize ur composting..... in addition less processed foods cut down on ur carbon footprint.



eat local produce 2 cut down on ur carbon footprint that occurs during transport.



drink water from the fountain or delivered spring water (it's like buying in bulk to reduce on packaging)



use non toxic paint (expensive) for repairs and improvements---p.s. some colorants added in the non-toxic paint base is toxic so read carefully I found out the hard way!



purchase eco friendly office and school supplies like recycled paper, envelopes, and notebooks, and i've even seen eco-friendly glue.



and lastly, the most energy efficient lightbulbs are LED and they light up quickly (don't need to warm up) and last longer, but they are also quiet expensive and u may not b able to replace all ur bulbs with them. just remember with CFLs they contain small amounts of mercury so they must b recycled or that will get into our soil and drinking water. if the bulbs break clear out immediately, carefully clean the spill while wearing a face mask and gloves and double bag to dispose. if someone says it's not that deep jus let em know that's why they took mercury thermometers off the market. they were the most accurate, but the most toxic.



GOOD LUCK!!!What does your school do to save energy?My school fails, we're gonna die.What does your school do to save energy?go to the dark ages get off the grid use candle lightsWhat does your school do to save energy?Go a step further with the computers and a) make sure they are turned off at night b) they're screens are dimmed (defaults from factory are usually full brightness which is usually unnecessary) and that the screens turn off after a decent amount of unused time.

Your lights can all be fluorescent which, if you are in a normal modern school they all should be the tube ones already. other than that i think you have it all pretty much covered. i wish that my school would implement these policies, too.