Five Years of Green Stars
 We’re excited to announce that 30% of Boulder County public schools—24 schools in all—are making Zero Waste a part of daily school life with Eco-Cycle’s Green Star Schools program!
By composting food scraps and non-recyclable paper, collecting traditional recyclables and hard-to-recycle items like electronics and books, and engaging in a variety of waste reduction projects, these schools are diverting an average of two-thirds of all their waste from the landfill. Green Star Schools are located throughout Boulder County including in Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Longmont, Lyons, Nederland and Niwot.
Five years ago, this first-in-the-nation program was launched in four ambitious schools. These four schools—Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies, Douglass Elementary, High Peaks Elementary and Horizons K-8—will celebrate five years as Zero Waste champions in fall 2010 with awards presented by Boulder Valley School District Superintendent Chris King, the Boulder County Commissioners and Eco-Cycle.
To learn more about Eco-Cycle’s school programs in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain schools, please visit www.ecocycle.org/atschool.
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