Recycling Tips for Schools

School Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Composting

Through a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services Solid Waste Management Grant, the North-East 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.

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Tip Sheets:

• Waste Assessments & Waste Audits
• 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
• Rural School Recycling Success
• Composting at School
• Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction & Recycling Webinar  
• Sustainable Recycling for Schools
• Implementing a Successful Green School Program
• School Composting Options Webinar
• Hands to Earth: Educating for a Sustainable World
• Manchester Essex (Massachusetts) Regional School District Composting
• Mansfield Middle School (Connecticut) Composting

Case Studies:

• Academy of the Holy Family, Connecticut
• Sayles School, Connecticut
• John M. Clayton Elementary School, Delaware
• Pencader Charter High School, Delaware
• Eldred School District, New York
• Liberty School District, New York

Milk & Juice Cartons FAQs

Q. Are milk cartons recyclable?
A. Yes!
The Recycle Carton website provides an informative FAQ page to answer all your questions. Click here.