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Institute a coordinated approach to recycling in district schools.

Enhance your district's existing recycling programs by adding permanent recycling containers, collecting new recyclables, or launching a recycling awareness campaign.

Implement "Don't Bag It" programs for district yard trimmings.

Coordinate field trips for district schools to a local recycling center, a recyclable materials processing operation, a recycling mill or plant, a local company, university, or military base with a well-established recycling program.

Have speakers representing recycling-related businesses or facilities come to district schools to tell students about recycling.

Promote through local newspapers and other media what your district is doing for Texas Recycles Day.

Integrate information that is related to recycling into all subjects, such as math, chemistry, biology, and speech. (Example: Calculate the number of sheets of paper that equals one ton.)

Have a district-wide Texas Recycles Day Poster Contest.

Conduct a district-wide student/faculty/staff contest on the best new idea(s) on ways to reduce waste in your school.

Encourage and coordinate school-supply exchanges in district schools for items such as rulers, pencils, notebooks, and paper.

Organize a district swap day for CDs, games, toys, and books.

Have a district-wide clothing collection day at district schools for donations of good, clean apparel from students/community for Goodwill, the Salvation Army, a local church, or a civic organization.

Set up recycling bins for aluminum cans and/or plastic bottles at football stadiums, and make arrangements for a designated group to recycle them.

Organize a waste-free lunch or party, with students, faculty, and staff bringing silverware, washable napkins, and reusable bags.

Organize a campaign to write letters to local newspapers or government officials to encourage recycling.

Arrange for older students to teach younger students about recycling and solid waste, or allow a school group to give a presentation on that topic.

Conduct a Waste in Place curriculum training for grades K-8. The curriculum features hands-on activities on solid waste management.