Performing a School Waste Audit

• Assessing Your School Waste Stream
• Sample School Site Visit Report (WORD) (PDF)- Contact Tom Rhodes for a free waste audit at your school
• California Integrated Waste Management Board Presentation
• San Mateo County’s School
• Oregon
  

Vermicomposting

• Composting or Recycling with Worms in Schools
• Composting School Food Wastes with Worms and Other Methods Presentation
• DPPEA’s vermicomposting Web page
• Where to buy worms
• Where to buy worm bins or http://www.wormwigwam.com
• How to make your own worm bin

Other School Programs

Go Green Initiative - A comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation

California Integrated Waste Management Board’s List of School Recycling Programs Across the Nation
Massachusetts Green Team

South Carolina's Green Steps Program for Environmental Education

Publications

2007 - Implementing Successful School Recycling Programs: A Handbook for Teachers and Schools - Asheville's Land-of-Sky Regional Council

Reuse + Recycling = Waste Reduction - A Guide for Schools & Groups - An EPA publication.

2007 N.C. Department of Public Instruction Report
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction surveyed school systems about their school recycling operations. This is the final report regarding that survey.

Links

Local Government Contacts
Recycling Markets Directory
Solid Waste and Recycling Lesson Plans
Where to Order Recycling Bins - PDF