Office of Education and the Environment

The Office of Education and the Environment (OEE), was created in 2001 to coordinate implementation of Senate Bill 373 (Torlakson, Chapter 926, Statutes of 2001). This office is unique in that its purpose is to oversee education policies and programs both within the Board and between all of the boards, departments, and offices under Cal/EPA. The office is charged with carrying out the statutes found in the Public Resources Code Section 42603. We do this by providing standards-based curriculum for grades K-12 to California's educators.

The Board believes that through education, current and future waste generators will respect and conserve natural resources by making informed waste prevention choices. To promote waste prevention, the Office of Education and the Environment is involved in several environmental education projects and works with the Board's Office of Local Assistance to assist school districts in developing waste reduction programs and addressing other solid waste management needs.

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For more information on programs managed by this office, see the following Web sites:

Last updated: October 19, 2007

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