Series 3000: Business/Non-Instructional Operations

3513.2 Waste Management, Resource Conservation and Recycling (Version #1)

Resource conservation is to be made an integral part of the physical operation of the school system and included in the school curriculum. The practice of discarding materials used in school facilities is wasteful of natural resources, energy and money.

It shall be the policy to implement the following actions:

1. The school system will integrate the concept of resource conservation, including waste reduction and  recycling, into the environmental education curriculum at all levels.

2. The amount of waste of consumable materials is to be decreased by: a. Reduction of the consumption of  consumable materials wherever possible; b. Full utilization of all materials prior to disposal; and c.  Minimization of the use of non-biodegradable products wherever possible.

3. The school system will cooperate with, and participate in, recycling efforts being made by the local and  state governments. As systems for the recovering of waste and recycling are developed, the school  system will participate by appropriately separating and allowing recovery of recyclable waste products.

4. The school system will purchase, where financially viable, recycled products and will also encourage  suppliers, both private and public, to make recyclable products and unbleached paper products available  for purchase by public schools.

Policy adopted:  October 19, 2015  THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Thomaston, Connecticut