Sixteen schools located in the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and/or Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) boundaries have been certified as Green Ribbon Schools for the 2013/14 school year. Certifications were presented by the CVSan Board of Directors at the June 3rd Board meeting.
In 2007, CVSan launched the Green Ribbon Schools Program to guide schools towards sustainable implementation of waste reduction programs. Application highlights include:
· Award Structure - Awards are based on a $1,500 flat rate plus add-ons for school size and “extra credit” for additional activities completed and excellence in diversion. Awards range from $1,600 - $2,765.
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· Activities - Schools must complete a minimum of 34 activities in the categories of the 4Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot), Environmental Education, and Administration and Promotion.
· Diversion - Schools must achieve a minimum diversion rate of 65%.
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2013/14 Green Ribbon certified school received the following awards (see picture 1).
CVSan is pleased to announce that Redwood High School & Sterling West Anchor Education became first-year Green Ribbon certified schools! In addition to receiving a cash award for their efforts to “go green,” first-year Green Ribbon schools received a banner made from recycled plastic. Remaining schools received a current year patch.
All eighteen public and private schools located within the CVSan and/or CVUSD boundaries were eligible to participate. For more information and to view the application, please visit www.cvsan.org/schools.
Additionally, the following schools received donations this school year from CVSan to promote recycling and food scrap recycling in their schools. Donations are funded by various grants. (see picture 2)
Participating Earth Day event schools received a total donation of 61 cubic yards of compost and 44 cubic yards of mulch.
As a result of our collective work, Castro Valley schools now recycle & compost (divert) 76% of what used to be thrown away as garbage! Together, we are meeting our goal of 75% diversion and beyond!