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Greta Green, The Environmental Clown

Greta Green teaches the philosophy "Leave your kids a little more green." Greta is available for school programs, day care centers and organizations. Programs are 30 minutes to one hour presentations. Greta teaches the benefits of recycling, reusing materials, environmental stewardship and the hazards of household chemicals.

 

IDEAS FOR SOURCE REDUCTION AT YOUR BUSINESS

  1. Use solar-powered calculators and battery rechargers
  2. Use refillable pens, pencils and tape dispensers
  3. Use reusable calendars
  4. Use two-way envelopes
  5. Reuse file folders and binders
  6. Refurbish office equipment
  7. Use bulletin boards
  8. Use cloth towel dispensers
  9. Use remanufactured printer toner and ribbon cartridges
  10. Change to florescent exit sign bulbs
  11. Use reusable air filters
  12. Use both sides of the paper
  13. Use e-mail

Educational Services

The Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District places a high emphasis on Environmental Education. Working closely with the Recycling Division of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), other solid waste districts and governmental agencies, the District promotes education by holding teacher workshops, participating in area expositions and festivals, speaking engagements and classroom education programs.

For more information, additional resources or questions, please call the District at 501-340-8787 or contact Carol Bevis at cbevis@pulaskiswdistrict.org. The District offers Educational Programs and helpful recycling tips.
Fifth Grade Students Produce Recycling Video

Recycling Coordinator,Carol Bevis talks with EAST lab students at Martin Luther King Magnet about the benefits of recycling and composting. The students are making a sustainability film as part of The Arkansas Sustainability Network youth program.

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SET UP YOUR OWN RECYCLING PROGRAM

1. Organize Recycling team or coordinator
2. Do a trash audit-what and how much do you throw away
3. Identify recycling collector or market for your recyclables
4. Choose what to collect
5. Develop a collection plan…set goals
6. Educate school, employees, community about your program
7. Monitor, measure your success and sustaining the program
8. Consider composting at your location along with your recycling program
9. Buy recycled
10. Rewards---prizes or awards---incentives for recycling
 
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