Recycling
is Simply Elementary
(RISE)
The RISE program is a partnership between Davis Waste Removal, Davis Farm to School Connection, a project of the Davis Farmers Market 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.The partnership places Site Recycling Coordinators at each school, to help students recycle during breakfast and lunch. The students sort their waste into plastics, cans, glass, and paper before heading to the playground for recess. Students also sort their food waste - fruits and vegeatables into a compost bucket, other food waste into the trash. The components of the program:
- Recycle Coordinator works with principal, custodian and science teachers to organize program at each school.
- Students recycle their breakfast and lunch, with the help of coordinator, other students, lunch supervisors, or staff - depending on the school's setup.
- Recyclable materials are picked up by Davis Waste Removal.
- Compostable material (fruits and vegetables) are incorporated into the composting system at each school, as part of the school garden curriculum.