STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECYCLING PROGRAM ONE SCHOOL

STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECYCLING PROGRAM ONE SCHOOL DIVISION’S APPROACH

AGENDA • HISTORY • ACTION PLAN • IMPLEMENTATION • FUTURE EFFORTS

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

HISTORY • Stafford County Public School • 3. 9 Million s. f. • 1, 200 acres of land • 26, 000+ students

HISTORY • Recycling Program • • Active in the 1990 s/2000 s • 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

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

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

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

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

FUTURE EFFORTS • Future Efforts • Opportunities in other areas within Division • • Keep Recycling Program Vibrant and Active • • Fleet Services, Food Nutrition, Light Bulbs 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

QUESTIONS? Reduce, Reuse, Respect & Recycle!