By Megan Richardson

BELFAST — Fourth- and fifth-grade students at the Captain Albert Stevens School are working with organic yogurt company Stonyfield Farm on a nationwide recycling project.

Team Green proudly shows off their latest recycling efforts. MEGAN RICHARDSON

Students belonging to Team Green, a student leadership team at the Stevens School that focuses on recycling, are collecting clean six-ounce, eight-ounce, and one-quart yogurt containers made of number five plastic. Eventually, the containers will be sent to Stonyfield Farm, where they will be painted and made into plant pots to be used in greenhouses and nurseries. For every small container collected, Team Green will earn two cents for the school. Large containers earn five cents.

According to Christine Harrington, the school’s nurse and one of the staff who has been involved with Team Green, the students have been very active in spreading the word about reducing, reusing and recycling.

“We try to get the school and community into recycling,” said Ben Robson, one of the students belonging to Team Green.

Leander Andrews poses with his winning recycling picture, which was included in a Maine recycling-theme calendar. MEGAN RICHARDSON

The students have been working on the yogurt cup project for about a month. Team Green meets once a week to make posters and work on various projects.

Harrington said the students put environmental “factoids” on bulletin boards, and are involved in several recycling and environmental programs. Team Green collects and recycles around 90 pounds of paper each week. The students also entered a recycling poster contest, where students submitted drawings about recycling to be included in a Maine recycling-themed calendar. One Team Green member, Leander Andrews, was a winner, and was invited to meet the Governor at his mansion.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students at the Captain Stevens School are working with organic yogurt company Stonyfield Farm on a nationwide recycling project. Ben Robson, Caroline McMillan, Stuart Cole, and Rebecca Leeman display yogurt containers that will be turned into plant pots. (See story Page A2). MEGAN RICHARDSON

The students recycle other things, such as ink cartridges, as well. Harrington said last year Team Green won a $500 award for their environmental efforts.

Community members who are interested in donating clean, lidless yogurt cups to the project can drop them off at the Captain Stevens School. Money earned from donated cups will come back to the school.

Jerahmy Clapp and Chase McIntire show off a globe they made that gives tips on how to save the Earth. MEGAN RICHARDSON

Team Green members stand with some of their recycling bins. MEGAN RICHARDSON

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