School Waste Audits Begin

As a part of CVSan’s Green Ribbon Schools Program, Sterling Education and Stanton Elementary School completed the first two waste audits of the 2018/19 school year. School teams of students, staff, parent volunteers, and CVSan staff had a great time sorting through one day’s worth of garbage from the schools to determine which items could have been placed in the recycling or organics carts.

In this hands-on learning experience, students at Sterling found that out of 10 gallons of garbage from the day before, only 20% was actual garbage and therefore a total of 80% could have gone in the recycling or organics carts. Students at Stanton found that out of 52.9 gallons of garbage from the day before, 83.2% was actual garbage and therefore only 18.8% could have gone in the recycling or organics. This year’s audit results show that both schools have reduced their garbage over the years. Great job Stanton Elementary School and Sterling Education for improving waste reduction at school and keep up the good work!