Step 2: Get the right people involved

A grassroots student movement will need the support of the principal, teachers and custodians if it's going to work. Before you start leaving blue bins in all the classrooms, you'll need to get approval. Get your facts together and ask to make an appointment with the administration.

HOT TIP: Save the planet, save cash
In making your case, you can point out that your program could help the school save serious cash. The more stuff that gets recycled, the less the school pays in garbage pick-up costs.