The New Year is right around the corner, which means the Green Schools National Network (GSNN) is gearing up to host its annual Green Schools Conference and Expo (GSCE).  Held in Pittsburgh, PA from March 31 –April 1, 2016, the 6th annual conference promises to be the...

The holiday season is a joyous time as we gather with family and friends to exchange gifts and feast on all manner of sweets.  Whether we realize it or not, all of the gift wrapping, party planning, and cooking we do comes with a cost: waste.  We generate an awful lot...

By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer   Starting a new school program, such as recycling, comes with many challenges.  How should the recyclables be sorted?  How will students know which bin to place their items?  Who is responsible for emptying the bins and where...

By Maggie Dangerfield, Sustainability Coordinator, Charleston County School District   The Charleston County School District (CCSD) recycles more than just bottles and cans. It recycles its food waste too. Since 2012, CCSD has been diverting its uneaten food...

By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer   Who would have thought that LEGOs and composting could have something in common?  At Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Richmond, VA, students on the LEGO Robotics team recognized a need for a composting program in their...

By Mitch Hedlund, Founder and Executive Director of Recycle Across America   “Recycling is the most important thing we can do as a society.  It’s a home grown job growth program, an environmental program, an energy conservation program, a water conservation program,...

Reprinted with permission from Recycle Across America. Learn more about Recycle Across America and its initiatives at www.recycleacrossamerica.org.

How to develop a realistic waste reduction program in schools By Kary Schumpert and Cyndra Dietz   TAKE A LOOK BEHIND MOST SCHOOLS and you’ll see dumpsters full of classroom paper, plastic bags, discarded cafeteria food, milk cartons and paper towels. Day-to-day...

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country where every community is a clean, green, and beautiful place to live, coordinated the fourth “Zero-Waste Solutions Summit” as part of the 2015 Green Schools National Conference. The event,...

By. Diana Dehm, Founder of Trash On Your Back® and host of Sustainability News & Entertainment Radio   “Carry your Trash On Your Back® for one week and I guarantee you’ll laugh, meet new friends, and change the way you consume. Join us in this grass roots...