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Nancy Earick, Education Specialist
swdeducation@ashlandcounty.org


The Ashland County Solid Waste District provides education and awareness opportunities throughout Ashland County. 

Our educator schedules visit school classrooms, including home schools and Christian schools, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, youth groups, clubs, organizations, etc. to speak about proper recycling, composting, litter prevention and waste reduction.  Our curriculum covers a large range of ages.  These lessons and activities can be adjusted to meet individual and group needs.  Special poster and writing contests are often offered to  Ashland County residents throughout the year.  Composting field trips can be scheduled for those interested in learning more about the importance of composting.

 We would love to visit your school or Scout group, schedule a composting lesson or offer sound advice on Recycling.   To learn more about the programs we offer please send questions to our Education Coordinator, Nancy Earick at swdrecycling@ashlandcounty.org.


 

COMPOST PUMPKIN
Mrs. Weiler class, Hillsdale
Teachers are following up compost lesson with watching a pumpkin decompose in front of their eyes

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NOVEMBER LESSON
Reusing egg cartons and wallpaper scraps to make a turkey.
This lesson goes along with the book "Michael Recycle" and
discussion of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
and the items Ashland County can accept at the drop off bins.

EDISON

Kind at EdisonEdison, Kindergarten

Edison 3rd GradeEdison, Turkey's on Ledge, 3rd Grade

 

ASHLAND CHRISTIAN 4TH GRADE

ACS 4th Grade

 

ACS 4th Grade (2)

 

 

 

2023 ASHLAND COUNTY FAIR DISPLAY
"DIVING INTO RECYCLING"

 

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Earth Day Contest 2023

Ashland County Solid Waste District education coordinator Nancy Earick, left, poses with Edison Elementary School first grade teacher Jo Myers and her class, which collected 123.12 pounds of aluminum pop tabs (more than 156,000 tabs) in an Earth Day contest.  TOM E. PUSKAR/ASHLAND TIMES-GAZETTE

Ashland County elementary school kids pound out the tabs in recycling contest

Tom E. Puskar
Ashland Times Gazette

ASHLAND − With Earth Day approaching, Ashland County Solid Waste District education coordinator Nancy Earick approached teachers about competing in an aluminum tab contest.
The contest ran Oct. 1-March 30, with 40 teachers and classrooms participating in a recycling contest.  Students from Regan, Edison, Ashland Christian, Mapleton, Hillsdale, Black River and McMullen elementary schools collected 512 pounds of aluminum tabs, surpassing 2022's collection of 500 pounds of tabs. |
The winning classroom Jo Myers' first grade class at Regan Elementary School.  They collected 123.12 pounds of aluminum tabs and more than 156,000 tabs.  Students received pencils with erasers and an ice cream treat for their effort.
The tabs that were collected were delivered to Akron's Ronald McDonald House, and the money raised from the tabs will help to fund the charity.  Ronald McDonald House uses the money from the tabs for items needed to help families have a place to stay while their child is in Akron Children's Hospital.
Ashland County schools are now in the Millennium Club at the facility with having donated 1,012 pounds of pop tabs in the past two years.


 

2023 Aluminum Tab Drive - 512 pounds collected with 41 teachers and classrooms participating

 *** TOP TEN ***

Placing

 School

 Teacher

Pounds Collected

1

Reagan-Ashland City

   Myers

   123.12

2

Reagan-Ashland City

   Chandler

   42.1

3

Ashland Christian School

   Shenberger

   33.3

4

Reagan-Ashland City

   Lawrence

   31.6

5

Hillsdale

   Smith

   28.8

6

Hillsdale

   Coopenhaver

   25.9

7

Edison-Ashland City

   Grimwood

   21.5

8

Hillsdale

   Dilgard

   16.4

9

Loudonville

   Hauger

   14.14

10

Hillsdale

   Weiler

   14.3

 


 

February Lesson:  Plastics

 

 


What can we recycle,
what must go to the trash,
and what can we do with plastic bags?

 

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Lesson:  Plastics... What does Ashland County accept at the drop off bins?
~ Plastics and The Great Pacific Garbage Patch ~

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November Lesson
Recycle Rex-RRR, Reusing Wallpaper and Old C.D.'s

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October Compost Lesson

Earth / Apple Project

 

Ohio Business and Professional Women
Centerpiece Contest

1st place1st Place

2nd Place

3rd place3rd Place

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention
              


Nancy Earick, Education Specialist

swdeducation@ashlandcounty.org

The Ashland County Solid Waste Management District utilizes the "Windows on Waste" curriculum to provide solid waste education and awareness opportunities to residents, businesses and school-age children throughout the county.

Programs for Classes, Organizations and Clubs ~ All Ages!

To learn more about the programs we offer please send questions to our Education Coordinator, Nancy Earick at swdrecycling@ashlandcounty.org.


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