CSWD offers a variety of free programs to help improve the environmental profile of your school. Students have a chance to participate in activities that focus on waste reduction and the benefits of reusing, recycling, composting, and other environmentally friendly habits. Our programs are tailored to any age group and include educational materials for students to share at home.
Facility tours including the Materials Recovery Facility and Intervale Compost Products
Videos are available on a two-week loan
Recycled paper-making kit is available on a two-week loan
Technical assistance utilizes an educational experience to help bring your school into compliance with mandatory recycling rules (check out this public service announcement created by Edmunds Middle School students)
Composting assistance includes free worm bins, outdoor bins, cafeteria compost set-up, and information
Environmental Club start-ups are easy! Meet with a CSWD specialist to figure out the best way to start a stewardship, recycling, or composting club at school
High School Environmental Club consultation is a great way for teens to share project ideas and learn how to take action at school and in the community.
Sustainability Scorecard looks at the sustainable practices and initiatives being undertaken by different school divisions including the classroom, the cafeteria, the administrative office, and the custodial department.
TOLD (Trash on Lawn Day), an event designed by the Association of Vermont Recyclers, helps schools sort the trash generated and collected from one day into different categories to help assess its true waste stream.
CSWD PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Download the school programs brochure
In-Class Presentations
Field Trips
Videos
Alternative School Fundraisers
Curricular Materials
Composting at School
TOLD (Trash on Lawn Day)
WASTE REDUCTION RESOURCES AND TOOLS
Recycling Bins & Posters
CSWD School Sustainability Scorecard
Buy Recycled--local resources for buying recycled supplies for schools
Make Recycled Paper
STUDENT CREATED PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Watch a 5-minute video on why it is good to recycle paper
Download a Public Service Announcement on recycling (created by Edmunds Middle School students)
Watch this PSA on planned obsolescence created by students at Brown's River Middle School.
Check out this public service announcement highlighting why it is important to place trash and recycling cans side by side to encourage proper recycling of materials (created and produced by Champlain College Students)
EVENTS
Creative ReUse Showcase---the annual Recycled Art Contest open to all Chittenden County high school students
Youth Environmental Summit (YES)--the annual environmental summit for teens to cultivate greater environmental awareness with their peers
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