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Trash and/or Recycling Route Changes
On March 5, 2012 citizens may notice a change in their trash pick up day and/or a change in recycling collection week. For example, your…
The Great American Cleanup Expo will take place on Saturday, February 4 at City Hall. Whether you're new to the event or a veteran organizer,…
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Our newest program, Sustainability In Action, is off to a good start. Aimed at helping schools reduce waste, energy, and water consumption through recycling, composting,…
On America Recycles Day, 2TRG collected more than 25,000 pounds of e-waste during our One Stop Drop event at Whole Foods. We also collected 150…
Recycling at School
Whether you're a teacher, a PTA leader, or a school administrator, KCB has the information you need to "green" your school. We offer free environmental programs and resources to implement environmentally sound strategies into your building. After all, the best way to teach is by example.School Programs
Education is the most important part of ensuring success in a recycling program. Keep Cincinnati Beautiful does this in a variety of ways:
- Classroom Presentations: Recycle This, Paper Recycling, The Story of Stuff, It Pay$ to Recycle.
- Assemblies: Wartville Wizard, Wings of Wonder: How Litter Hurts Animals
- Field Trips: Rumpke Landfill, MRF (Material Recovery Facility), Trailside Nature Center
- Contests
KCB offers grants for an array of projects. We only ask that they positively impact our community environment and engage the students as well! Examples include:
- Purchasing recycling containers and can crushers to recycle in a lunch room
- Buying seeds and materials for a butterfly garden
- Installing a rain garden
Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Division provides fundraising opportunities to local schools through paper recycling. Bright green and yellow containers - called Abitibi Paper Retrievers® - are placed in highly visible, convenient areas where residents can drop off their newspaper, magazines, shopping catalogs, and mail. Even areas that already provide curbside recycling are successful in raising money.
Visit the Abitibi website to learn more.
The Recycle Challenge
Rumpke Recycling and Busch Gardens Sea World partners with Greater Cincinnati and Greater Columbus schools and organizations to raise more funding through recycling. It's called The Recycle Challenge, and your organization may qualify.
The Recycle Challenge invites schools and community organizations to collect aluminum cans for additional funding. Students, faculty and families can contribute to a recycling container located on school or organization property. Rumpke Recycling collects the cans and pays your organization according to the volumes collected. Schools can earn up to $3,000 annually.
Greater Cincinnati schools, please contact Anne Gray at (513) 242-4600, ext. 7164.
Green Purchasing
Your school can benefit greatly by purchasing "green" products.
Waste Audits
If your school is not currently recycling, the first step is to conduct a Waste Audit to see how much waste you're generating, as well as what type. You can contact your local waste hauler for a free waste audit.
Click here for to request a Waste Audit from Rumpke.