Recycling is Simply Elementary

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

recycle binsRecycling is Simply Elementary

 

Resources

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America Recycles
The official web site for "America Recycles Day". This year America Recycles Day will be celebrated on Monday, November 15, 2004.

City of Davis Recycling Program
City of Davis Recycling Program web site, with specific information about what can be recycled in Davis, recycling tips and hazardous waste disposal.

Davis Waste Removal Company
Web site for Davis Waste Removal. Information about trash pick-up and recycling information.

Earth 911

Make every day Earth Day - visit this site for environmentally friendly tips!

Grassroots Recycling Network
Grassroots Recycling Network's mission is to eliminate the waste of natural and human resources -- to achieve Zero Waste!

NAPCOR
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the trade association for the PET plastic industry in the United States and Canada, has completed creation of the Single-Serve Recycling Toolkit.

Recycling Signs
A page with downloadable signs printed with various recycling logos, for use on trash bins, at schools, etc...

Scholastic Recycling Resources
Recycling Starts with You! is a dynamic education program for students in grades 3–6 designed to build language arts and math skills. - Scholastic Web Site

Waste-Free Lunches
A web site devoted to packing waste-free lunches and reducing waste in schools.

Waste Reducation in the Schools - California
Information from the California Integrated Waste Management Board on waste reduction in California schools.

Recycled Products

Cagoule Fleece
Clothing made from recycled plastic.

Healthy Community

Community Alliance for Family Farmers
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers is building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.

Davis Food Coop
Building a community with food and cooperative principles, the Coop is a full-service grocery store.

Project Compost
Project Compost is a student-run organization that diverts one ton of food matter per day from the UC Davis campus dining halls and composts it in large piles at the Student Farm on campus. They also provide educational training in the community, like workshops and presentations.

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