Drive For 5 in St Louis

♻️ DRIVE FOR 5 IN ST. LOUIS! 🌎 What if learning about recycling could become a hands-on adventure? At Rogers Elementary School in St. Louis, students are learning how math, science, and environmental responsibility can come together through an exciting “Drive for Five” recycling program. High school students are helping inspire younger students to search for #5 plastic in everyday items, learn how to identify the recycling symbol, and collect clean, dry plastic for recycling. The goal is simple: turn something that might normally become waste into something valuable. This episode also highlights the connection with Anchorage Packaging and the important role packaging and recycling can play in creating a more sustainable future. By bringing students, educators, businesses, and the community together, Drive for Five shows that environmental education can start at an early age—and make a real difference. 📚Chapters: 0:00 St. Louis Gateway Arch & Better Recycling 0:57 Teaching Kids the Importance of Recycling 1:22 Drive for Five: Collecting #5 Plastic 1:57 Why #5 Plastic Recycling Matters 2:31 Food Packaging, Food Waste & Sustainability 4:06 Why Polypropylene (#5 Plastic) Works 5:07 Drive for Five: Students Make a Community Impact #DriveForFive #StLouis #Recycling #Recycle5 #PlasticRecycling #RogersElementary #EnvironmentalEducation #STEMEducation #Sustainability #ReduceReuseRecycle #Plastic #RecyclingEducation #EarthTV #JohnHolden #AnchoragePackaging #GreenEducation #ZeroWaste #KeepStLouisGreen