“School recycling programs around the country are seeing significant costs savings to local government through diversion of solid waste disposal costs,” Ms. Andrashko told me. She gave as an example the experience in Virginia Beach where schools in 2010 saved $10,000 per month through their program! The main objective of the pilot
program is to teach and show children about healthy living and true conservation of our natural resources through recycling. It will also serve as a quantifiable demonstration of the environmental and economic benefits of single-stream recycling for the participating counties. The launching of the pilot is facing
will become second nature. Get the whole family involved. It’s a great way to educate and make our children more aware of the world around them and how they can impact it, for ill or for good. This is the right thing to do for the environment our children and grandchildren will inherit, for our health and for our economy. Speaking of our children, I have
recently become aware of a pilot program
called the Regional School Recycling Initiative, spearheaded by the Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District. Several counties on the Northern Neck have come together to support a program for single-stream recycling in our schools. The force behind this campaign is Faye Andrashko, the Education/PR Manager for NNSWCD. According to her, at least 75% of school waste is recyclable.
two hurdles: finding a single-stream recycling vendor willing to service all of the counties, and financing. Ms. Andrashko is confident both challenges will be overcome. Corporate and small business donations have been made, but more is needed. Enough support may also lure a vendor to participate. If you would like to contribute, or learn more about the initiative, please contact Ms. Andrashko at
faye.andrashko@nnswcsd. org or 804-333-3525 ext. 113. H
84
July/August 2011
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100