Project Ideas
Want to do a green project, but don't know what to do?
Here are some ideas that you can make your own.
Plant trees
Trees:
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Teach Others
Create an Educational Program to Promote a Sustainable Lifestyle Do you have a message about environmental stewardship that would promote change in your school or community? Create a detailed plan describing how you would promote and implement your educational plan.
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Create an Organic Community or School Garden
Promote Alternatives to Disposable Plastic Water Bottles at your School or Sports Club
Disposable Plastic Water Bottles:
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Organize a “Trashion Show” or Art Display in a Campaign to Discourage Waste
Who says that teaching lifelong habits for a sustainable lifestyle can’t be fun? Consider art for social change in order to inspire individuals toward mindful consumption, creative re-use and conscientious disposal.
What’s Trashion? Just like it sounds, trashion is a combination of trash and fashion. Participants create and model wearable garments made of clean, usable discarded items, like Project Runway with a reflective, sustainable living twist. An educational Trashion or Art Show can:
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Educate Others as to What Can and Cannot be Recycled
How many Carmel residents wonder, “Can THIS item go into the recycle bin, or is it trash?”
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Host a Rain Barrel-Making Workshop – Don’t just install one, teach others
Host a Clean-up Event to Remove Trash alongside the Monon Trail or other safe location
Clean-ups:
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Promote use of energy saving light bulbs, Wind Energy, or Solar Energy
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Promote Reducing, Reusing, or Recycling at your School, Church, or Sports Club
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**Please note that micro-grants are available for materials such as recycle bins and items to promote their use. Additional and ongoing costs associated with hiring custodial staff and/or a local trash company for ongoing disposal of the recyclables is not a permitted micro-grant expense. Proof of ability to provide these services through other means will be necessary to obtain funding for recycling bins.
Ask your School or Sports Club to adopt a “No Idle” Policy for the Carpool Line
Turning off cars in the carpool line:
See Improving Kids Environment – Smart Schools Don’t Idle Program for details. |
Create a Native Perennial Plant or Pollinator Garden with signs to educate others
Native perennial plants die back each fall or winter but sprout and grow each spring. This means that their benefits to the public and to the environment continue year after year.
Plants native to Indiana:
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Help Restore Monarch Butterfly Habitats
Monarch butterflies are in trouble. Loss of habitat and pesticides have significantly impacted their migration to Mexico. Milkweed is the single most important plant for Monarchs. It is a major nectar source for adults and the only food source for their caterpillars and is disappearing at alarming rates along their flyways.
To help restore Monarch Populations:
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Create your own idea – Think Green!
Brainstorm as a group to develop a project that can have an impact on the environment and help change behaviors to make Carmel a more sustainable community.
World Water Day is in March, Global Youth Service Days, Earth Day and Arbor Day are in April. Don’t hesitate to contact us at admin@carmelgreenteen.org if you have any concerns about your project idea. We’re happy to answer your questions. |