A subset of Eco-Cycle’s School Recycling and Environmental Education Program is the Green Star Schools program. BVSD will have 19 green star schools by the end of the year. Green star schools are moving toward zero waste by implementing composting school-wide, increasing recycling efforts, hosting special events around waste reduction and implementing other waste reduction activities in the schools.
According to Eco-Cycle, “Green Star Schools are the first in the nation to reduce waste in every aspect of school life. As a result of implementing the program, up to two-thirds of the discards from each of the Green Star Schools is kept out of landfills.” (Ibid.) Below is a list of our green star schools.
BVSD is also working toward zero waste events at the new Professional Development Center conference space in the Education Center. For questions on creating a zero waste event, email BVSD Sustainability Coordinator Ghita Carroll.