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Waste Reduction

YES! Resources:
  • Apollo YES! Team Organics Recycling Video
  • Bulk Milk Dispenser Presentation – How to switch to milk dispensers in your
    school
  • Bulk Milk Dispenser Report – New London-Spicer Case Study
  • YES! Project Guide: Composting
  • YES! Project Guide: Dumpster Dive
  • YES! Project Guide: Recyclable Containers
  • YES! Project Guide: Soil Amendment
  • YES! Project Guide: Steel Recycling
  • YES! Project Guide: Turn Down the Thermostat
  • YES! Project Guide: Water Conservation Plan
  • YES! Project Guide: Water Recycling Elementary Project
Other Resources:
Reduce & Recycle
  • Helping schools reduce pollution – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
  • MPCA School Waste Study – A case study of Hennepin County and the city of Minneapolis
  • MPCA School Recycling Toolkit – Use the steps in this toolkit to help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
  • Reducing Waste: What You Can Do – Tips from the EPA on how to reduce waste
  • How To Motivate Elementary, High School, and University Students To Recycle – Great projects you can do in your school
  • 5 step checklist to start a School Recycling Program – Clean River Recycling Solutions
  • Jeffers Foundation – WRAP (Waste Reduction Awareness Program)
  • Milk Carton Recycling
    • Carton recycling 101
    • Carton Recycling in Schools: A Go-Green Guide
  • Waste & Energy: Where Do We Go From Here? Presentation Slides by Molly Kjellesvig, Blue Earth County Recycling/Sustainability Specialist
Compost
  • Composting at Schools -Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • 6 Steps To Start An Organic Compost Program At Your School – Clean River Recycling Solutions
Hands-on Projects:
  • Build a compost bin- Instead of throwing your food waste away, compost it! Here is an inexpensive way to get started!
  • Make a vermicomposting bin and worms will recycle your food scraps indoors year-round! Learn how here.
  • Make recycled art- Create a piece of art by using only things that would’ve been thrown away!
  • Up-cycle used materials – Transform old t-shirts into bags or coasters, make planters out of novel containers, build a kite out of newspaper, make a jump rope from plastic bags, and more with instructions found here.
Videos:
  • What really happens to the plastic you throw away (4 min)
  • Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic (5 min)

Suggested Books:
  • How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time by Will McCallum

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