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School Recycling: Increasing Diversion Rates at School and In the Home

 
More than seven million Californians are students, educators, or staff in educational institutions around the state. This includes more than 300 institutions of higher education, 8,000 public schools, and well over 4,000 private schools. Waste from these facilities represents approximately 2 percent or more of California's total waste stream. Schools and educational facilities can be one of the single largest waste generators in some jurisdictions.

Waste reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts have been ongoing for many years in many schools across the state. These programs help local governments meet their diversion mandates and can save school districts money.  Innovative programs are encouraging students to reduce, reuse, and recycle while using curriculum that supplements the learning process. The examples presented in this guide represent a cross-section of the state in terms of location, urbanization, length of operation, and type of program currently in place. Detailed profiles are included at the end of this model study. They represent the range of programs currently being implemented, although not all are directly operated by the local government.

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Rick Best and Johnnie P. Carlson, II, of the Californians Against Waste Foundation prepared this study pursuant to contract IWM-C8028 ($198,633, included other services) with the University of California at Santa Cruz for a series of 24 studies and summaries.

The statements and conclusions in this summary are those of the contractor and not necessarily those of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, its employees, or the State of California. In addition, the data in this report was provided by local sources but not independently verified. The State and its contractors make no warranty, express or implied, and assume no liability for the information contained in this text. Any mention of commercial products, companies or processes shall not be construed as an endorsement of such products or processes.

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