STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECYCLING PROGRAM ONE SCHOOL DIVISION

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STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECYCLING
PROGRAM ONE SCHOOL DIVISIONS APPROACH
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AGENDA

• HISTORY
• ACTION PLAN
• IMPLEMENTATION
• FUTURE EFFORTS

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HISTORY

• 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

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HISTORY

• Stafford County Public School
• 3.9Million s.f.
• 1,200 acres of land
• 26,000 students

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HISTORY

• 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

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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

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ACTION PLAN

• 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

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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

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IMPLEMENTATION

• 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

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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 _at_ each level

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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

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Full School Program Implementation Jul 2008
• Identify Recycling Coordinators _at_ school/site
• Attendance _at_ 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

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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

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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

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Custodial Staff
• Backbone of the Recycling Effort
• Teachers/Students
• Community/Business Partners

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Summer Training Workshop
• Breakout Session w/Custodians - Recycling
• Contract In-House
• Emphasize Importance
• Provide Tools
• Understand the Big Picture

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FUTURE EFFORTS

• 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

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FUTURE EFFORTS

• Future Efforts
• Improved Integration of Divisions Conservation
  Efforts
• Construction, Energy, Natural Resource, etc
• Enhance Communication Opportunities
• Web Site
• Press
• Community

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QUESTIONS?
Reduce, Reuse, Respect Recycle!