The California Integrated Waste Management Board
The Board promotes a Zero Waste California in partnership with local government, industry, and the public. This means managing the estimated 92 million tons of waste generated each year by reducing waste whenever possible.
Beyond Pesticides - Children & Schools
Beyond Pesticides' Healthy Schools Project aims to minimize and eliminate the risks posed by pesticides through the adoption of school pest management policies and programs at the local, state, and federal level, thereby creating a healthier learning environment.
Rain Garden Network
Rain Garden Network works with homeowners, schools, and communities to help them do what they can on their property and in their lives to protect the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams from pollution and the damage done by stormwater runoff.
Ecological Schoolyards (2000)
Presents design guidelines and organizational and site principles for creating schoolyards where students can learn about ecology. Principles for building schoolyard ecological systems are described.
Organic Materials
This US EPA site provides information on managing organic materials, including the collection and recovery yard trimmings, environmentally sound food waste management, wood waste recovery, reuse, and recycling, creative ways to reduce and better manage organic materials and more.
