Recycle Across America

The Idea

Do you want to help students in your school recycle right AND save your school money? The Recycle Across America Schools Program is the program for you! Recycling is the most important action society can take to simultaneously help the environment, the economy, manufacturing and to prevent waste from going into oceans -- but recycling doesn't work if society is confused at the bin. Currently, recycling is in a serious crisis, and the main reason is contamination. People want to recycle right but they are confused with the mixed messaging presented at recycling bins in various communities and settings. This confusion leads people to throw garbage in with the recycling -- causing contamination of materials that could have been remanufactured. The society-wide standardized labelling system helps to eliminate the public confusion surrounding recycling and to improve the economics of closed-loop manufacturing. Schools are an important part of the recycling solution and here you can find all you need to start a successful school recycling program.

School districts that have adopted this standardized labeling system have increased recycling rates by as much as 90-400% and saved significant money in trash hauling fees. Your school can order standardized labels and access lesson ideas and a comprehensive toolkit that will help you roll out the program. Get started today!