Earth Week 2022
To celebrate Earth Month being part of the whole year: now until June 30th, Join Zero Waste Specialist Amanda Mortl Walker in a Spring 2022 pop-up Zero Waste chat group to ask questions and share ideas about increasing campus landfill diversion.
We’ll be promoting activities all week, feel free to use these themes or make up your own. Show what you’re doing on these days of the week on Twitter @AustinISDGreen, #AISDGreen and Instagram #aisdgreen #austinisdgreen.
AISD is proud of our Zero Waste habits! Learn more on our Zero Waste and Procurement webpage.
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Zero Waste & Recycling Activities
Rethink and Redesign
- Help create the change you want to see! Share your viewpoint on two zero waste ideas in development:
Reduce
- The City of Austin shares tips using our shopping habits to help support a local circular economy.
- View the Story of Stuff and PBS Frontline’s Plastic Wars to reflect on your purchasing habits.
Reuse
- Use the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s extensive list of reuse ideas for the home.
- Find reuse stores near you in the Austin Reuse Directory.
Share
- Share energy by organizing a collection drive with neighbors to drop off hard to recycle and hazardous waste items at Austin Recycle & Reuse Center.
Compost
- Learn how to use the City of Austin curbside compost pick-up services with an animated teaching guide for starting a compost.
Recycle
- Play the City of Austin’s online sorting game and earn a printable certificate.
- Use the City’s “What Do I Do With?” online tool or download their app to find out where to discard an item.