HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2014-009 Resolution Recognizing Phillips Middle School Trash Terminators 2.0 RES-2014-009
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING PHILLIPS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRASH TERMINATORS
WHEREAS, the Trash Terminators, Rohan Deshpande, Helen Jiang and Joshua Zhou, organized to
eliminate recyclables and compostable trash, thus reducing the amount of trash
transported to the landfill;and
WHEREAS, the pilot program "Carton Recycling and Tip Your Liquids" started with Phillips Middle
School by reducing food and beverage waste as well as redirecting recyclable items;
and
WHEREAS, Siemens "We Can Change The World Challenge" selected the Phillips Middle School
Trash Terminators as First Place winners nationally; and
WHEREAS, in continuing a vision of a zero-waste school, Trash Terminators Version 2.0, Elizabeth
Farmer, Quentin Sieredzki, Rohan Deshpande, Graeme Zimmermann and Vincent
Chen, have increased student awareness and as a result, increased participation; and
WHEREAS, the team has provided community outreach on the importance of composting and
recycling at public events and via social media, and is working to expand the pilot
program to cover additional schools;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby
recognize the Phillips Middle School Trash Terminators version 1.0 and version 2.0
for their outstanding work in recycling, composting.and protecting the environment
for all of Orange County.
This the eighteenth day of February,2014.
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y -Barry Jacobs, r
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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