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School Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Composting
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Recycle Away Systems & Solutions Recycling Tips, January 18, 2012
Through a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services Solid Waste Management Grant, the Northeast Recycling Council provided technical assistance and training about waste reduction, recycling, and composting to rural schools in Connecticut, New York, and Delaware. Eight schools participated in the Waste Reduction and Recycling project over the course of two years.
Several resources were developed to support waste reduction, recycling, and composting in the schools.
Tip Sheets
- Waste Assessments & Waste Audits
- Waste Audit Sheets
- School Waste Assessment Form
- School Reuse Tips
- Paper Use Reduction in Schools
- School Cafeteria Waste Reduction
- Rural School Recycling Success
- School Composting Options
- Fundraising with Recycling
- Rural School Case Studies in Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, & Composting
- Basic School Composting Recipe
- School Web Resources
Presentations
- Presentations that can be given in Schools and Classrooms
- Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction & Recycling Webinar
- School Composting Options Webinar
Case Studies
