School Recycling

The CCCSWA electronically publishes "The Four R's" newsletter for teachers and school officials containing helpful information pertaining specifically to waste prevention, recycling, reusing and composting in schools. Click on the issue date below to view.

Archives

June 2008 - Articles include: 2007-08 Wastebusters Winners, Extraordinary School Programs, End of the Year Reminder and more!

 

Fall 2007 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk, Schools Continue the Wastebusters habit, Art of Recycling, Paper Redux, Teacher Feature, Laptop Lunches and more!

Summer 2007 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk, EarthTeam Showcases the Four Rs, Aspiring Artists Lend Their Talent to Recycling & Waste Reduction Cause, Set a Trashy Date and much more!

Spring 2007 - This issue of the Four R's newsletter features the new "Recycling Principals" column, an article about the paper-busting efforts of two Moraga schools, information about battery recycling, some examples of recycling projects at two schools in Moraga and Walnut Creek, and much more!   

Fall 2006 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk, It Really Adds Up!, New & Improved Wastebusters forms, Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, web links, and much more!

Spring 2006 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk, Wastebusters Keeps on Rolling, Compost in the Classroom, Put School Supplies in Their Place,  "Teacher Feature" featuring Lisa Muniz from Walnut Creek Intermediate School, Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, web links and much more!

Winter 2006 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Bagasse: A Sweet Alternative to Styrofoam Lunch Trays; Think Before You Throw; Recycling Takes Center Stage; "Teacher Feature" featuring Walnut Heights Elementary School's Linda Ghysels; Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, web links and much more!

Fall 2005Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Wastebusters Update; School Recycling Assistance; Recycling Tips; Start the School Year Right; Go Green Initiative Gets Going, Recycling Resources; EarthTeam Videos Now Available; Teacher Feature; Junkology Returns for Encore Presentations; Why Reinvent the Wheel and Recycling Factoids.

Spring 2005 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Custodians Receive Wastebusters Recognition; Wastebusters Update; It's Really Piling Up!; It's All Fun & Games; Trash Tells a Tale; Local Students Broadcast Recycling Message; Go Green Initiative; "Teacher Feature" on Foothill Middle School's Jeff Parrish; and Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, and web links.

Winter 2005 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Wastebusters and EarthTeam's Earth Day Video; A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place; "Teacher Feature" on Joaquin Moraga Intermediates' Jerry Gruen; Reusable Trays Mean Less Trash; Junkology; Just Do It! and Nike Grind Athletic Surfaces; and Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, and web links.

October 2004 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Wastebusters Begins its Third Year; Start the School Year Right; "Teacher Feature" on Buena Vista Elementary's Deborah Walker; School Recycling Promotion Goes Multi-Media - Lights, Camera, Recycle!; and Recycling Factoids and Tips, pictures, and web links.

June 2004 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; 2003/04 Report Card; Keep Year-End School Clutter Out of the Landfill; Joaquin Moraga's Reuse Ethic Helps Others; "Teacher Feature" on Green Valley Elementary's John Lukas; Planning Ahead for Fall; and Recycling Factoids, pictures, classroom recycling guidelines and web links.

February 2004 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; It Pays to Recycle!; Schools Bust Waste & Earn $2,000 Cash Award; Lunchtime Lessons; "Teacher Feature" on Lafayette Elementary's Jonathan Winter; and Recycling Factoids, pictures and tips.

September 2003 - Articles include: From the Executive Director's Desk; Make Recycling Your New (School) Year's Resolution; Does Your School Have What it Takes to be a Wastebuster?; Inspiration & Hard Work Earn Donald Rheem Elementary First Wastebuster Title; Music, Dancing & Juggling Teach Students the "Four R's"; Composting in the Classroom Helps Schools Stretch Their Resources; and Recycling Factoids and tips.

 

 


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