Illinois Waste Management and Research Center

1. Illinois Waste Management and Research Center

2. WMRC’s Mission Our mission is to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and increase economic viability by providing Illinois businesses, institutions and citizens with information, research, innovative technologies and technical assistance.

3. Illinois Greening Schoolswww.greeningschools.org • Illinois WMRC • Illinois EPA • Illinois DNR

4. Greening Schools’ Mission Greening Schools project is a state governmental effort designed to assist schools with: • Improving physical environmental conditions • Providing standards-based tools to introduce concepts of waste reduction and pollution prevention.

5. Students Teachers Facility Managers Other Staff Parents Administrators Greening Schools

6. Greening School Resources • Outreach • On-site workshops and reviews • Green Chemistry & Art Health and Safety Educator Workshops & Demonstrations • Mercury When Fun Turns into Danger • Greening Your Lessons assistance • Biblioresources

7. Greening School Benefits Include • Lowered operating costs • Increased safety and environmental health at school for students and staff • Professional development credits and administrator credits • Improved learning conditions • Set an example of environmental responsibility and sustainable behavior

8. Why does Greening Schools exist? Every school faces different environmental challenges but many of the same constraints

9. Constraints include: • Limited funding • Rising energy and maintenance costs • Lack of resources and technical assistance • Lack of time to research resources

10. Hazardous Materials Do you recognize this box?

12. Energy Use • For most school districts, energy use and other utilities are the second biggest operating expense. • School energy costs are estimated at $110 per student per year.

13. Typical Building Electrical Costs

14. What is the True Cost of Lighting?

15. Traditional Daylighting

16. Indoor Air Quality Indoor air quality continues to be a growing concern. Strategies that can minimize indoor air quality problems include:

17. Indoor Air Quality Simple Improvement Techniques • Using low-emission maintenance and cleaning supplies • Adopting anti-idling policies for buses • Cleaning spills immediately

18. Pest Control & IPM Encourage IPM strategies Monitoring Identification IPM Plan

19. Greening Schools also provides: • Workshops for the arts instructors • Fact sheets • Access to grants and funding opportunities • Checklists • Standards-based lesson plans • Curricula and activities All related to waste reduction, pollution prevention and energy efficiency.

20. Greening Schools Grants • Semi-competitive • Two grants for each type of project • First come, first served basis • Up to $2,500 available • Public and Private K-12 schools

21. On-site workshops and reviews • Safe Chemicals in Education for teachers Workshop with Illinois EPA and Illinois WMRC • Keeping Schools Healthy and Safe with IEPA for custodians • Energy audits and assessments • Safe Art Classroom Workshops

22. How can my school participate?

23. Prevent this from occurring.

24. Participate in a Safe Chemicals in Education Workshop for teachers.

25. Green Chemistry: Get off to a safe start • Use nonhazardous starting materials • Prevent build up with Green Chemistry

27. Available through Greening Schools

28. Greening Your Lessonswww.greeningschools.org Resources for teachers……..

29. Art America Recycles Day Awards Biology    Green Roofs    Rain Gardens Chemistry    Green Chemistry Composting Consumer Education Earth Day   Elementary    Middle School    High School Educator Resources    Chemistry    Environmental    Language Arts Energy    Bio Mass Energy    Conservation    Efficiency    Electricity    Geo Thermal Energy Hydro Energy    Nuclear    Ocean    Renewable    Solar Energy    Wind Energy Health Education History and Social Studies Industrial Arts/Vocational Classes Integrated Pest Management Life Cycle Analysis Map Resources Math Physics Pollution Prevention (General)    Air Quality    Mercury    Fund Raising Opportunities Recycling and Reuse Schoolyard Projects Special Education Theater and Performing Arts Waste Reduction Water Water Conservation Issues    Rain Gardens From GreeningSchools.org (Greening your Lessons)

30. Green Your Building www.greeningschools.org Resources for administrators……..

31. Janitorial Supplies Laboratories Mercury Mold Pest Management Pollution Prevention Product Life Cycle Analysis Recycling Theater and Performing Arts Transportation Waste Reduction Water Conservation Water Quality From GreeningSchools.org (Green Your Building) Alternative Energy Sources Awards for Achievement Athletic Facilities Cafeteria/Food Service Chemical Management Consumer Information Daylighting Energy Efficiency Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Green Building/High Performance Schools Case Studies Green Roofs Groundskeeping/Landscaping Health Education Indoor Air Quality Integrated Pest Management

32. Biblioresourceswww.greeningschools.org --Reference, text, handbook, non-fiction & fiction --Videos & virtual tours --Reviews of new releases

33. WMRC’s Library • Contributes to the Biblioresources • Is a Clearinghouse for Pollution Prevention and Waste Management Resources • Can be reached at 217-333-8957 or library@wmrc.uiuc.edu

34. Greening Schools contacts • Carol Knepp, 217-333-8940, cknepp@wmrc.uiuc.edu • Becky Lockart, 217 244 5637, Becky.Lockart@epa.state.il.us • www.greeningschools.org