One program. Four solutions.
Recycling & Composting Program
Green Future's flagship program has established student-led recycling and composting operations in six Pike County high schools. Funded by local sponsors and staffed through student service clubs, the program is designed to move recycling beyond awareness and into daily practice.
Explore this programSort Smart: AI Tray Scanner
After the bins were installed, one challenge persisted: incorrect sorting. Sort Smart is an AI-powered cafeteria tray scanner that identifies the items on a student's tray in real time and directs each one to its proper destination, whether recycling, compost, or trash.
Explore this programBottle to Filament: 3D Printing
Bottle to Filament makes the recycling process tangible from start to finish. Students collect plastic bottles and process them into recycled filament for 3D printing, transforming discarded material into new, usable objects and demonstrating the full life cycle of what they recycle.
Explore this programSchool Waste Policy
A policy effort to amend Kentucky's school recycling law. The proposal would expand recycling and composting requirements in school districts, add education on proper waste sorting, and phase styrofoam trays out of school lunchrooms.
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