STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

RECYCLING PROGRAM

ONE SCHOOL DIVISION’S APPROACH

• HISTORY

• ACTION PLAN

• IMPLEMENTATION

• FUTURE EFFORTS

AGENDA

• Stafford County Public Schools

• 30 Schools & 4 Support Centers

• 5 - High

• 8 - Middle

• 17 - Elementary

• School Board Office

• Head Start/Alt Education Complex

• Operation & Maintenance Complex

• Fleet Services Complex

HISTORY

• Stafford County Public School

• 3.9Million s.f.

• 1,200 acres of land

• 26,000+ students

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• Recycling Program

• Active in the 1990s/2000s

• Division Wide Program

• State Guidance

• Refuse Provider - Foundation of Program

• Change in Refuse Provider - 2003

• Recycling Not Included

• Lack of Program Focus and Energy

HISTORY

• Recycling Program

• Fragmented Effort at Schools

• Many Schools/Complex/Leadership Assumed Recycling Effort continued – IT DID NOT!

• School Division Reorganization – 2007

• Review of all Facility Programs

• Renewed Focus on “Green” Initiatives

• Interest from Community/Students/School Board

HISTORY

• Facilities Services – Focal Point for Program

• Initiated Research

• Schools – who was doing what, how and where

• Other School Division – who had programs, and what worked - good, bad & the ugly

• Established Road Map/Action Plan

• Briefed School Board/Division Leadership

ACTION PLAN

• Facilities Services – Focal Point for Program

• Road Map/Action Plan

• Policy

• Management Plan

• Recycling Committee – Nov 2007

• Pilot Facility Program – Jan to Jun 2008

• Full Facility Program Implementation – Jul 2008

ACTION PLAN

• Recycling Committee Membership

• Chief Facilities Officer - Chair

• Operation & Maintenance Director

• Energy Manager

• Custodial Coordinator

• Refuse Provider

• Fleet Services Director

• Food Nutrition Director

• School/Complex Representatives – Encourage Teacher/Student Participation

• Land Fill/County Representative

• Instruction Department Representative

IMPLEMENTATION

• Pilot Program

• Crawl, Walk, Jog, Run, Marathon!

• Focused in the School

• 6 Schools & School Board Office

• 2 - High

• 1 – Middle

• 3 – Elementary

• Monthly Program Review

• Capture Lessons Learned @ each level

IMPLEMENTATION

• Lessons Learned

• Focus on main stream recycling first, then expand program

• Coordination with all staff prior to implementation

• Special Emphasis w/Custodial Staff

• Impact to Other “Profit” Recycling Efforts

• Strong Relationship with Refuse Provider

• High School Program Challenging

• Need to make connection to students & staff

• Behavioral Changes

• Frequency of Recycling Pick Ups

IMPLEMENTATION

• Full School Program Implementation – Jul 2008

• Identify Recycling Coordinators @ school/site

• Attendance @ Monthly Program Review – Beginning in Apr 2008

• Monthly Reviews to transition to Quarterly after 6 months

• Refuse Provider

• Waste Management

• Single Stream Recycling – Critical!!

• Track Recycled Tonnage

IMPLEMENTATION

• Single Stream Recycling – Critical!!

• All recycling materials go into the same “blue” trash bins

• No more worrying about plastic/bottles going into one bind and paper into another

IMPLEMENTATION

• Key Program Partners

• County – R Board/Land Fill

• Information

• Refuse Provider – Waste Management

• Sponsorship – Banners

• “For The Love of Your Planet – Recycle”

• “Reduce, Reuse, Respect, Recycle”

• “Recycle – Its as easy as one, two, tree!”

• Program Execution

IMPLEMENTATION

• Custodial Staff

• Backbone of the Recycling Effort

• Teachers/Students

• Community/Business Partners

IMPLEMENTATION

• Summer Training Workshop

• Breakout Session w/Custodians - Recycling

• Contract & In-House

• Emphasize Importance

• Provide Tools

• Understand the Big Picture

IMPLEMENTATION

• Future Efforts

• Opportunities in other areas within Division

• Fleet Services, Food Nutrition, Light Bulbs

• Keep Recycling Program Vibrant and Active

• Recycling Contest at All Levels

• Competitions/Events

• Stimulate New Efforts

• Enhance Instructional Material

• Reinforce Recycling and other Conservation Programs in the Classroom

FUTURE EFFORTS

• Future Efforts

• Improved Integration of Division’s Conservation Efforts

• Construction, Energy, Natural Resource, etc…

• Enhance Communication Opportunities

• Web Site

• Press

• Community

FUTURE EFFORTS

QUESTIONS?

Reduce, Reuse, Respect & Recycle!