Waste Reduction in Schools

Help keep your school clean with these fun and exciting ways to reduce waste at school.

• Recycle: Provide and use bins within schools for recyclable materials.
• Reuse: Provide bins for scrap paper that can be used for working out math problems or draft copies of reports. Once reused, this material can be composted or recycled.
• Beverage Containers: Provide and use bins for redeemable beverage containers. Funds received from the return of these containers could help fund additional bins, school programs or resources.
• Composting: Set up a composting program for organics at your school.
• Education: Provide waste reduction educational opportunities through guest speakers, field trips, projects, best practices and participating in environmental theme days (i.e., green shirt).   
• Environmental Committee: Form an environmental committee with students and staff to discuss ways to reduce waste and their impact on the environment.