Welcome to the Davis RISE web site - home to an innovative recycling program.

The RISE program is a partnership between Davis Waste Removal, Davis Educational Foundation, the RCC Group, LLC, an environmental management firm, the City of Davis, and the Davis Joint Unified School District.

The partnership works together to develop an effective recycling program with the ambitious goal to reduce the solid waste stream at the eight elementary sites by 50 percent. Recent innovations have brought variations of the program into the Junior High Schools as well as Davis Senior High.

• Coordinators: Access important Program documents through our Web Office.
• Coordinators: Pick up the 2005-06 DJUSD Waste Pickup Schedule here (as of 02/20/2006).
• View PowerPoint presentation about the RISE program.
• "Pack a Good Lunch" Flyer (.pdf format) distributed at Back-to-School Nights at all the schools.
• "Pack a Good Lunch" Flyer (.pdf format) - Spanish Version

"On average, Americans waste 25 percent of the food they prepare.

• We throw away 44 percent of our yard trimmings and over 90 percent of our wood waste.
• It's time to be part of the solution.

EPA launched its new organic materials Website. This Website is a great place for businesses and consumers to find ways to put surplus food, yard trimmings and wood waste to good use. With information on the Food Waste Recovery Hierarchy, EPA's GreenScapes program, and wood waste recovery options, everyone can find a way to be part of the solution.

Help EPA spread the word about finding productive ways to use organics.
Visit the Organic Materials Website at www.epa.gov/organicmaterials today!"

Please refer any questions to Andrea Friesen of EPA's Office of Solid Waste.