• 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
HISTORY
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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