Greener Knights

Did You Know?

Most HP printer cartridges come complete with a postage-paid envelope to return the empty to the company. According to the Hewlett Packard website,

"Managing this increasing volume of discarded equipment conserves natural resources by reducing the need for raw materials and energy to manufacture new products. As such, our commitment to responsible product reuse and recycling is integral..."

Many members of the Saint Joe's administration are already involved in this program when changing the ink in their personal printers. A quick walk to the mailbox is just one more way we can be stewards of creation.

Ecology Club Gives Resuable Mugs to Faculty

Saint Joseph Regional High School freshman Matthew Melendez puts in time after school personalizing mugs for the faculty. On the front of each mug, the names of teachers and staff. On the back, the expression "Go Green!"

The mugs were given to all SJR faculty members by the Ecology Club in hopes of reducing the number of disposable coffee cups thrown in the trash throughout the school day.

Recycling Bins Are Here!

With a 2008 "Environmental Awareness Challenges Grant" secured from the Bergen County Utilities Authority, Mrs. Cavera and Ecology Club members were able to purchase recycling bins for Saint Joe's cafeteria, hallways, faculty rooms and 28 classrooms. The bins will be used in conjunction with an awareness campaign to think twice before throwing bottles, cans, and paper into the regular trash can. 

Saint Joe's Students Get Firsthand Lesson on Enviornmental Recovery from the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

Members of the Ecology Club received firsthand lessons on the Hackensack River, its marshes and more than 250 species of birds from the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission on October 1. NJMC Boat Tour Narrator Angelo Urato and the club members are pictured between two rail bridges along the Hackensack River, moments before spotting a Peregrine Falcon on the Route 3 Eastbound Bridge. Peregrine are on the State of New Jersey's Endangered and Threatened species list.