Unfortunately, many schools throughout the country are dependent on the funds they raise throughout the year doing fundraisers to pay for some of the necessities that their students need. This often means that your children, as well as every other child in the school, comes home with order forms during the first week or two of school. If you are tired of purchasing products that have little value or that you are not going to use, suggest that your school engage in recycling as their next fundraiser. This could be a win-win situation for everyone.

Recycling Can Promote Community Unity

Schools are very important hubs within the community. Although parents who currently have children enrolled at that particular location are often more involved than others, most people have a sense of loyalty when it comes to supporting the local schools. When you organize a school recycling fundraiser, you give the entire community the opportunity to do their part, no matter if they have a child enrolled at your location or even know a child that goes there. All you have to do is to advertise and invite everyone to participate.

By encouraging the entire community to recycle along with you, you can create a cleaner community. Encourage clubs, civic groups, and other organizations to collect these materials from your local roadsides. Not only will this allow them to donate these materials to your efforts, but your roadsides will be cleaner. 

Recycling Can Promote Safety

Unlike fundraisers that encourage your children to go door to door and collect money from strangers, a recycling fundraiser allows you to raise funds while keeping your children out of harm's reach. Although you will want your children to help man your collection sites with adult supervision on certain days, the materials that you are recycling will come to them. 

To ensure maximum safety, set up your collection sites in areas that will allow driver's easy access. You may want to choose a site that allows those that are dropping off their recyclables to be able to drive around the site. Doing this will keep them from having to back up from parking spaces, which in turn will reduce the risk of accidents.

Recycling Can Benefit The School's Finances

Did you know that Americans have earned approximately $25 billion in the last thirty years from simply recycling cans? This means that your efforts can definitely be financially beneficial to your school. How much will vary based on how much you recycle, as well as the price being paid for the recycled items in your area. 

If you live in one of the ten states that have deposit laws or bottle bill laws, recycling can be quite lucrative. These laws require retailers to collect a deposit on most aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal containers at the time of purchase. Once these containers are returned or recycled, stores and recycle centers are required to return these deposits that can range from .02 to .15 per container.

Even if you live in an area where the average price of recycling cans is only .25 to .35 cents per pound, it can quickly add up when everyone is working together. Not only will you have the ability to recycle aluminum, steel or tin cans, but if you choose, you can recycle glass bottles as well. All of the materials are 100% recyclable and are readily available in the average household and throughout your community. 

The best part about a school recycling fundraiser is that it is a very inexpensive endeavor to get started. As a matter of fact, if you contact your local recycling center, they may be willing to supply you with bins, as well as many of the other materials that you need to get started. Give them a call, they will be glad to give you pointers on what you need to do. If you do it well, this may turn out to be one of the most successful fundraisers that your school has ever done. For more information, contact a recycling center like Main Street Fibers.