West Side School’s Recycling Program

West Side School supports innovative resource conservation activities such as the recycling program. The importance of reducing landfill pressure, and developing good stewardship skills among our future leaders, rank among the objectives.

The program is lead by a parent volunteer who works with the sixth grade class and school. Sotoyome Resource Conservation District (SRCD) currently sponsors the program. The goal of the program is to reduce waste by encouraging proper lunchtime recycling routines, and to produce compost and worm-casting products from the food waste recycled.

The school facilitates a student-led effort whereby older students mentor their younger counterparts, and a RecyCool Club that offers educational guest speakers, contests, and printed materials that support recycling on campus. Data is gathered on the recyclables as well. The SRCD role also helped the school receive a grant from the Rose Foundation to purchase recycling materials and introduce food waste composting systems.

The school placed approximately 800 lbs of food waste in worm bins during the 2004-05 school year. And we were able to harvest 515 lbs of compost from last year which can be purchased at the Healdsburg Farmers Market and Healdsburg Nursery. So far we've made $435 this calendar year. A job well done!

For more information on how you can purchase worm castings or compost to support the school, contact the SRCD Educational Specialist.

Read about the West Side School Recycling Program:

SRCD Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2004 (pdf file, 88 Kb)

Harvest Highlights 2005 (pdf file, 217 Kb)

Read what a June 2004 Healdsburg Tribune article has to say about the program. Learn about how you can support the school's recycling funding needs for the 2004-05 school year.

 

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