School Waste Reduction and Grant Writing Workshop
April 10, 2003, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Find out how to start and fund a recycling or composting
program in your school with a School Waste Reduction Assistance Grant
from the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District.
The workshop explains how to write a successful grant, common mistakes
to avoid when starting a waste reduction project. Ben Pedigo, from
Rumpke Recycling, will explain options and costs associated with school
recycling services they provide.
Participants receive a free copy of Keep America Beautiful’s School
Recycling Guide: Setting up Solid Waste Recycling Programs in Schools
($7.50 value, see box below). Time is allowed to begin writing a grant
with expert assistance available to answer questions, and give guidance.
Teachers, administration and custodians are encouraged to attend. Snacks
and beverages provided. Workshop is free, but seats are limited.
Registration is required. For more information contact Susan
Schumacher.
2003 Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators
Symposium
Thursday, June 26, 2003, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Location: TBA
The morning starts with an Environmental Education Resource Fair
featuring over 16 organizations that provide field trips, curriculum,
supplies, classroom presentations, videos, content information, and a
variety of programming designed to meet teachers needs and objectives.
Afterwards, there are hands-on break out sessions. Field trips are
offered to: Millcreek water quality monitoring project; Civic Garden
Center of Greater Cincinnati compost demonstration site; Hamilton County
Environmental Services air quality lab and monitoring site, Imago Earth
Center, Rumpke Landfill, Greenacres, and more in the afternoon. For more
information, contact Gwen Roth with the Hamilton County Soil and Water
Conservation District at (513) 772-7645.
March 28 – 30, 2003 – Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon,
Ohio
Call Sandra Stutzenstein at 419-841-1007 for information.
October 7 – 11, 2003 - Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage,
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Keep America Beautiful’s School Recycling Guide: Setting up Solid
Waste Recycling Programs in Schools
The School Recycling Guide is for students and educators in middle
schools through junior colleges. Schools are provided worksheets in the
guide to develop their own recycling programs. Topics include assessment
of potential recyclables in the school, identification of local markets
for recyclables, design of the actual recycling operations, and
development of educational programs to support recycling activities.
 Recycling
programs addressed are: paper, plastics, aluminum, steel, glass, and
composting of yard clippings and food wastes. Programs are also included
for the growing need to recycle electronics, like computers and
printers.
Summaries of sample school-based recycling activities are provided, as
well as a list of organizations where more recycling information can be
obtained.
Compost Demonstration Site Now Open
Are you confused about composting? If so, we can help. The Hamilton
County Department of Environmental Services, Solid Waste Management
District has a compost demonstration site located at the Greater
Cincinnati Civic Garden Center, Avondale. The Garden Center is free to
the public (Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.).
The demonstration site is set up to be a self-guided tour, but if you
have any questions, the staff at the Civic Garden Center is fully
trained in composting and has committed resources to maintaining the
site.
Visitors to the site learn several effective methods for composting, as
well as trouble-shooting and ways of improvement. The site features a
full-size, three-bin composter and a three-board display, which
describes how to compost yardwaste and food waste. Also on display are
several different full-size composting bins, each highlighting a
different technique for composting.
In addition to serving as a composting demonstration center, the site
illustrates the benefits of recycled plastic lumber. Benches, signs, the
display board, and all other constructed parts of the site are built of
lumber made entirely of recycled plastic milk jugs and soda bottles. The
lumber is cut and colored to resemble wood, but is more durable and
requires less maintenance than natural wood.
For more information on the demonstration site, or to schedule a group
presentation, contact the District’s Education Specialist at
513-946-7736. For information on how to recycle your yardwaste at home,
call the Yardwaste Hotline at 513-946-7755
click here to receive a
FREE copy of the Yardwaste @ Home Handbook.
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