[OKC] Free School Composting Webinar Sep 20

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Free School Composting Webinar 

Register early for NERC's School Webinar - "Composting at Schools." The
Webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm. Learn
how to start and maintain a school composting program. Information to be
discussed includes: stakeholders and program set-up; benefits to the
school community; the curriculum connection; funding, labor and
collection logistics; types of compost bins and bin maintenance for
on-site composting; options for off-site composting; and more.

Virginia Walton (Ginny), Recycling Coordinator for the Town of
Mansfield, Connecticut
<http://www.mansfieldct.gov/content/1914/3973/4007/4025.aspx>  will
present "Composting at Mansfield Middle School."  Her presentation will
include an overview of the Mansfield Middle School composting program
<http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/compost/> . Karen DiFranza, from
Hands to Earth <http://www.handstoearth.com/>  will present "On-site
School Composting: Students as Earth Stewards."  Ms. DiFranza has been
instrumental in setting up several school composting programs, including
Quabbin Regional High School and Hubbardston Center School (MA)
composting programs. Additionally, Eric Magers and Scott Morrison from
the Manchester Essex (MA) Regional Middle School, who presented in
NERC's first School Webinar, "Small Town/Rural School Waste Reduction &
Recycling", will provide an update on their school's successful
composting program.

The School Composting Webinar is free. To register for the September 20,
2011 Webinar visit: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/815497014. 

NERC's school project is funded through a USDA grant.  Tips on school
waste reduction, recycling, and composting, along with presentations
from NERC's first School Webinar can be found on NERC's Website
<http://nerc.org/documents/index.html#SchoolWaste>  (nerc.org). 

For more information on the Webinar or on the school project, contact
Athena Lee Bradley <mailto:athena at nerc.org> , Projects Manager
(athena at nerc.org).   

 

Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager

Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)

139 Main Street, Suite 401

Brattleboro, VT  05301

Tel. 802.254.3636

Fax. 802.254.5870

www.nerc.org <http://www.nerc.org/> 

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