AT A GLANCE

Jessica Sheppard, a teacher at Colonel Gray High School, said most high schools in P.E.I. don’t have an effective system for separating trash.

“Which is devastating,” she said. “There’s no system in place for them to do it.”

Colonel Gray started implementing some changes this year, but Sheppard expects it’s only about 50 per cent effective and more support is needed, she said.