{"id":4,"date":"2014-10-09T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/recycling\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:42:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling at LPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4\" class=\"elementor elementor-4\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86225cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86225cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdedddc\" data-id=\"bdedddc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7286f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7286f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/recycling\/files\/2014\/10\/Logo-LPS-Recyclingclr.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/recycling\/files\/2014\/10\/Logo-LPS-Recyclingclr-256x300.png?resize=256%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>All school sites and support buildings have participated in the LPS Recycling Program since 2002. Materials collected include cardboard, office paper, magazines, newspaper, tin, plastic and aluminum. LPS currently recycles over 1.2 million pounds of material annually.<\/p><p>Each school has the flexibility to decide which group of students will be responsible for the collection of materials.\u00a0 Collections are done by many different groups, such as specific grade levels, like 2nd graders studying \u2018garbology\u2019 or a 5th grade science class.\u00a0 Other groups include student councils, Community Learning Center after-school programs and Special Education classes.<\/p><p>In addition to the regularly recycled material, the district also recycles the following items: expired fluorescent lamps, alkaline, lithium, and rechargeable batteries, wood pallets, scrap metal, and various e-waste.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/recycling\/\">Read an updated recycling report for each building here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3819391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3819391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recycling Information and Resources for Schools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77a8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c77a8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recycling Hauler Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32afb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e32afb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Need a pick-up? Please contact Recycling Enterprises at (402) 421-6655.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d259ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d259ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Recycle E-Waste:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ac8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ac8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Put your e-waste in a box labeled \u201cplease recycle\u201d and send it over to the the Distribution Center.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a758289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a758289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to get more recycling bins for your building:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f010d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f010d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/recycling\/container-request-form\/\">Fill out the\u00a0Container Request Form<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28280ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28280ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Find Out if a Material Can Be Recycled:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f22198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f22198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Please check the Recycling Materials Poster\u00a0for a list of acceptable items. If you don\u2019t see the material listed or still have questions, please contact Brittney Albin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6285d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da6285d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recycling Container Signs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585ebb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585ebb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-1939991\/4_NEWSPAPER_&amp;_MAGAZINE_RECYCLING_SIGN.PDF\">Newspaper and Magazine Recycling Sign<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-1939992\/2_OFFICE_PAPER_RECYCLING_SIGN.PDF\">Office Paper Recycling Sign<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-1939993\/3_PLASTIC_&amp;_ALUMINUM_RECYCLING_SIGN.PDF\">Plastic and Aluminum Recycling Sign<\/a><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-1939994\/5_SIMPLE_RECYCLING_SIGNS.PDF\">Simple Recycling Signs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All school sites and support buildings have participated in the LPS Recycling Program since 2002. 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