[OKRA] Free Webinar -- Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction & Recycling

[Shields, Susie]

 Free Webinar

Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction & Recycling 

Join us for a Webinar on 

May 4, 3 - 4:15 p.m. EDT

 

 <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/879229910> 

 

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/879229910

 

While there are many successful school waste reduction efforts, schools
in rural areas and small towns often lack the resources to know how to
start tackling the issue. This Webinar will assist schools to get
started implementing waste reduction, recycling, and composting
programs.

 

Title:  Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction & Recycling

Date:  Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Time:  3:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

 

Presenters:

 

Norm Staunton, Executive Director of Association of Vermont Recyclers
<http://www.vtrecyclers.org/> , and Grants Manager for the  Northeast
Resource Recovery Association <http://www.nrra.net/>  (NRRA), will
provide an overview of the NRRA's School Recycling Club
<http://schoolrecycling.net/> , including:

*       How to get started,

*       Different collection logistics and options,

*       Education and marketing, and

*       Strategies for success and tips for replication.

 

Eric Magers and Scott Morrison from Manchester Essex Regional Middle
School (Manchester, Massachusetts) will present on the school's Green
Team <http://www.memo.mersd.org/category/greenteam/> . Their
presentation will cover:

*       Funding and cost effectiveness of the program, including cost
savings, 

*       Green Team - business model, mission statement, and branding,

*       Getting students to participate,

*       Collection logistics-who, what, where, and single-stream
recycling,

*       Greening the kitchen, cleaning supplies, and other green
initiatives,

*       Composting and switching to biodegradable trays in the
cafeteria, and

*       Strategies for success: building community partners.

 

Moderator: Mary Ann Remolador, Assistant Director, Northeast Recycling
Council, Inc. <http://nerc.org/> 

 

Who should participate in the Webinar?

Teachers, school administrators, school staff, custodians, parents,
students, recycling coordinators, and anyone that works with schools and
wants to help them reduce their waste.

 

Why participate?

Much of the school waste stream is recyclable and compostable. As a part
of its Rural School Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, and Composting
project, NERC staff conducted waste sorts at schools in Connecticut,
Delaware, and New York and found that between 60-85 percent of the
school waste included materials that could be recycled or composted.
These amounts are supported by waste audits conducted in schools around
the country. Waste reduction, recycling, and composting reduces the
school waste stream and potential saves schools money.

NERC's school project is funded through a USDA grant.  Tips on school
waste reduction, recycling, composting, and more can be found on NERC's 
Website <http://nerc.org/documents/index.html#SchoolWaste> . 

For more information on the Webinars or on NERC's school project,
contact Athena Lee Bradley <mailto:athena at nerc.org>  (athena at nerc.org),
Projects Manager.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the Webinar.

 

 

Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager

Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)

139 Main Street, Suite 401

Brattleboro, VT  05301

Tel. 802.254.3636

Fax. 802.254.5870

www.nerc.org <http://www.nerc.org> 

NERC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

 

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