ISRI and Jason Learning have developed a school curriculum to help teachers and students understand both the importance of recycling and the recycling industry. The campaign includes branded, standards-based, K-12 curricular experiences; interactive Web-based experiences to enhance student engagement; classroom posters featuring ISRI's key educational messages; a leveraged national distribution network; strategies for school visits to ISRI facilities; age-appropriate lessons for grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12; for each grade band, a two to four page classroom lesson based on life cycle for each commodity; and much, much more.
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The MORA College PartnershipMORA is dedicated to recycling and sustainability across Missouri. From small towns to cities and from community colleges to major universities MORA strives to provide the best and most relevant recycling information.
In our college partnership section you will find information about RecycleMania, you will discover what other campuses in Missouri are doing and how to replicate their success, you will find out how to become a green leader on your campus and even how to turn that into an internship or career. Join MORA today and connect with other Colleges and Universities and recyclers across Missouri. Reducing End of Year Campus Waste
A pilot program by Goodwill and Keep America Beautiful seeks to find best practices for end-of-year dumping on college campuses.
The collected materials are sold at local Goodwill stores, with proceeds going to job training and other community-based services for those in need... Read more here! Find Recycling Locations Near You with a new App!
The all-new 1800Recycling.com mobile app (formerly known as “My Recycle List”) helps you quickly find recycling locations nearest you. The app combines the best of My Recycle List’s features with a brand new user interface.
This free app is still the easiest way to find convenient drop-off locations and organize your recyclables quickly and effectively. You can even share and rate your recycling experiences to help others recycle better! Find out more here! |
In MORA College:
College Campus Recycling Programs Leadership and Involvement Green Internships and Careers Additional Resources RecycleMania 2016RecycleMania - in partnersihp with CURC and Keep America Beautiful; is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling. With each week’s updated ranking, participating schools follow their performance against other colleges and use the results to rally their campus to reduce and recycle more.
Registration opens September 15. Planning Checklist and Registration 
GAMEDAY RECYCLING Toolkit and ResourcesDiscover tips and tricks to make your GAMEDAY RECYCLING a success by using the following resources:
Contact the helpline at helpline@gamedaychallenge.org Download the Collegiate Football Sustainable Materials Management Toolkit Discover even more resources at Gamedaychallenge.org/resources |
Coca-Cola Foundation &
KAB Recycling Bin Grants
2015 Coca-Cola Bin Grant Program Awards 5,300 Recycling Bins to 52 Communities and 37 Colleges
KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL HELPS INCREASE ACCESS TO RECYCLING BINS NATIONWIDE
STAMFORD, Conn. (April 29, 2015) — Recycling will become more convenient this summer when Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company award 89 grants to communities in 41 states across the nation. The Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Recycling Bin Grant Program will provide 3,662 recycling bins to colleges and universities, along with 1,638 bins to local governments and nonprofit organizations. The recycling bins are made possible through a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company.
More than 66 percent of the bins are designed specifically for permanent, ongoing use in public spaces such as athletic fields, K-12 schools, fairs and festivals, special events and park settings, with the remaining 44 percent to be used by students in college residence hall settings.
“Research has shown that convenience is a key factor in getting people to recycle,” said Brenda Pulley, senior vice president, recycling, Keep America Beautiful. “With Coca-Cola’s continued support, the recycling bins provided through the grant program create literally thousands of new opportunities for people to recycle in public areas across the country.”
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KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL HELPS INCREASE ACCESS TO RECYCLING BINS NATIONWIDE
STAMFORD, Conn. (April 29, 2015) — Recycling will become more convenient this summer when Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company award 89 grants to communities in 41 states across the nation. The Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Recycling Bin Grant Program will provide 3,662 recycling bins to colleges and universities, along with 1,638 bins to local governments and nonprofit organizations. The recycling bins are made possible through a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company.
More than 66 percent of the bins are designed specifically for permanent, ongoing use in public spaces such as athletic fields, K-12 schools, fairs and festivals, special events and park settings, with the remaining 44 percent to be used by students in college residence hall settings.
“Research has shown that convenience is a key factor in getting people to recycle,” said Brenda Pulley, senior vice president, recycling, Keep America Beautiful. “With Coca-Cola’s continued support, the recycling bins provided through the grant program create literally thousands of new opportunities for people to recycle in public areas across the country.”
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Read Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring. (pdf version)
This book represented a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling more than 500,000 copies. up until that moment, more than any other person. Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health.
This book represented a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling more than 500,000 copies. up until that moment, more than any other person. Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health.