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RISE Articles

 

The following are from the Davis Food Coop Newsletter, March 2004 Edition.
Thanks to the DFC newsletter editor for allowing us to reprint these here.

Keeping Your Kids Healthy and Happy Through Good Nutrition - By Eve West Bessier

Something is on the RISE... - by Nicole Starsinic

Budget Balance: Eco-Friendly Lunches Can Be Economical, Too - by Anne Patno

Carrots in the Classroom - by Julie Cross

Make Lunches Disappear - by Tony Gruska

School Lunches Around the World - by Nakona MacDonald

RISE Data

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1999-2004 Interim Waste Disposal Costs - NEW!
Cost savings from the RISE program's first year.

Profile of a School Waste Stream
Composition of a Typical School Waste Stream - from the CIWMB

The data listed below is pre-RISE program, generated from a 2001 pilot study.

Average Solid Waste Volume
Data for DJUSD Waste Volume Generated - Cesar Chavez vs. Pioneer Elementary Schools

Bimonthly Sanitation Cost Person
A break-down of sanitation costs per person at Pioneer and Cesar Chavez Elementary Schools.

Waste Management and Pollution Prevention - Virginia Example
Report on waste management and prevention in Virginia.

Environmental Action Programs for Schools
Report on environmental action programs in the schools, specific to Contra Costa county, California.

Yolo County Waste Streams
Information on waste accepted at the Yolo County landfill free of charge

Bi-Monthly Sanitation Chart - Cost Per Person
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Average Solid Waste Chart Per Person
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