[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music playing)\NThis school is going zero waste! Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.44,0:00:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Schools across the USA create tons of\Ntrash. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.58,0:00:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Peachtown Elementary in New York is \Nshowing that less waste is possible! Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.53,0:00:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this school, food waste doesn't go into\Nthe trash. Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.61,0:00:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead it is composted and turned into \Nsoil for the garden. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.45,0:00:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no vending machines with \Npackaged food and bottled water. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.47,0:00:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kids drink water out of reusable cups. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.30,0:00:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a small school, they don't have a \Ncafeteria. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.37,0:00:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Students bring their own lunch in \Nreusable containers. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.99,0:00:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not just the kids learning to go zero\Nwaste. It's the parents, too! Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.77,0:00:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In classes they repurpose materials for \Narts and science projects. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.52,0:00:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They even grow some of their own \Nvegetables in their garden. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.69,0:00:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course they recycle, but students learn\Nthat recycling isn't the solution. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.26,0:01:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reduce and reuse come first, recycling \Ncomes last. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.33,0:01:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kids help with the compost, recycling\Nand trash. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.30,0:01:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are well aware of the waste they \Ncreate. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.35,0:01:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They share local resources, too, such as\Nwalking to a nearby library. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.17,0:01:16.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peachtown did not start off zero waste. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.45,0:01:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have made changes one at at at time. Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.36,0:01:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now with easy systems in place Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.31,0:01:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living with less waste feels like the \Nnorm. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.58,0:01:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Share this video if you think all schools \Nshould strive to be zero waste! Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.22,0:01:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music playing)