WASTE & RECYCLING

ACTIONS

Audit: Waste Stream (by students)

Audit: Paper Stream (by students)

Bottled Water Ban

Container Monitoring -- Assign student monitors to ensure that recyclables are in the correct bin

Container Access -- Ensure easy compliance by making containers available throughout school for paper, bottles/cans, and trash, and at near printers for paper

Compost Non-dining Materials -- Work with landscaping crews to compost landscaping waste or recycling into mulch for use on campus. See The Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture

Compost Dining Materials -- Work with dining services to increase the amount of cafeteria compost

Disposable Utensil, Cup & Plate Reduction -- Ensure dining supplies are made from recycled or non disposable materials when there is no alternative; Discourage disposables for classroom events

EPA Guidelines -- Follow EPA waste, recycling and pollution prevention guidelines,
Hazardous Materials Management for science labs, maintenance, transportation, etc.

Purchase Recycled -- Paper, hand towels, tissues, toilet paper with % post-consumer waste

Purchase Locally Sourced Materials

Policy for 2-Sided Printing

Printing Defaults -- Set school printers to automatically print double sided

Policy for Paperless Communications

Recycle Construction Material

Recycling Drive Programs -- Participate in ink-cartridge, battery, cell phone, e-waste drives

Recycle Electronic Waste -- Batteries, printer cartridges, cell phones, computers, Battery, Ink-Cartridge, Battery, Computer, Battery & Cell-phone Recycling Drives

Recycle Traditional Materials -- Administer a recycling program for all campus and dining hall recyclables including paper, cans, bottles, cardboard

Reusable Bottles, Mugs, Plates and Utensils

School-wide Waste Management Policy -- Establish a waste and recycling policy supported by the head of school or school district and all administrators that engages students and all members of the school community to help monitor and solve waste issues in class and on campus. Set specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, targets and timely goals to reduce and eliminate landfill waste and increase recycling

Signage Campaign -- Create a campus-wide culture of 4r’s Reduce-Reuse-Recycle—Rethink. Educate students, faculty and staff about recycling and sustainability

Source Reduction & Landfill Diversion -- Divert non-hazardous construction and demolition waste from landfills. Encourage reuse of items in good condition, such as furniture. Host clothing or supply swaps and collections. Work with local NGO’s who collect and redistribute

Waste Diversion Rate % -- Calculate overall waste diversion rate

Waste Reduction -- Reduce campus waste generated per weighted campus user