Schools

Schools

The Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District aims to provide quality education for its county residents, schools, and community organizations. One aspect of this is continued education outreach.

Teacher Resources

Teacher Newsletter – The District produces a bi-annual educational newsletter for teachers called Spencer's Team News. Every Spring and Fall, the newsletter is packed full of educational resources, news, events and opportunities focused on recycling and waste reduction in Hamilton County schools.

To read or download the curent issue of Spencer's Team News, click here.

For earlier editions, choose from and click on an edition below:

Fall 2007 Edition

Spring 2007 Edition
Fall 2006 Edition
Spring 2006 Edition
Fall 2005 Edition

Spring 2005 Edition

Classroom Presentations and Assemblies – The District offers numerous educational programs for your classroom focused on recycling and composting.

For more information about Classroom Outreach Programs, click here.
For more information about School Assembly Programs, click here.

Field Trips –This year the District again offers two subsidized field trip opportunities for qualifying applicants: Compost Kids and Where Does the Garbage Go? In addition, school groups can take advantage of other free field trip opportunities to visit Rumpke's municipal solid waste landfill in Colerain Township or Rumpke Recycling's Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in St. Bernard. To register or for more information about the Subject, click here.

Teacher Workshops – The District offers excellent opportunities for teachers to obtain training, development, new ideas, technical support, and graduate credit through a variety of workshops. For more information, click here.

Curriculums and Lesson Plans – The District offers many exciting resouces you can use to introduce your students to recycling, waste reduction, litter prevention...and more!

Taking Care of Nature's Resources

Taking Care of Nature's Resources Science Kit (Grades 1 & 2)

Windows on Waste - Trashology 101 (Grades 4 - 6)

K - 2 Environmental Activities
Grades K - 2

Landfills, Reduce/Reuse, Recycle, & Litter
Grades 3 - 5

Recycling, Landfill, Natural Resources & Product Life Cycle
Grades 6 - 8

School Recycling Opportunities | Recycling Assistance Program

This technical assistance program is available to help create, kick-off, maintain, and improve recycling programs within a school building or a school district. Schools registered in the Recycling Assistance Program are eligible for a myriad of free programming, field trips, and other FREE STUFF.

For more information about the School Recycling Assistance Program, click here.

For an up-to-date listing of recycling options available to schools, click here.

Waste Minimization Grant

School Waste Reduction Grant Program

The District's Solid Waste Reduction Grant Program is designed to help schools that want to begin or improve waste reduction and recycling programs. The District will distribute up to $10,000 through a competitive grant application process in 2008. Grants are available to assist schools with innovative waste reduction, recycling, and/or compost programs that will significantly reduce the grantees’ waste stream.

The grant application for the 2008 - 2009 school year is due on February 25, 2008.

Find out how to start, improve, and fund a recycling or composting programs for the 2008-2009 school year by attending our grant writing workshop.

Date:          Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location:    Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services
                   250 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Cost:         Free

Pre-registration is encouraged by January 4, 2008. Email Susan Schumacher or call at (513) 946-7734.

Computer Recycling

Locally, there are many private sector and not-for-profit organizations that will recycle and/or refurbish old computers. The District recommends calling prior to dropping off computers to determine if there is a charge for this service. The District has not audited all the facilities listed on this page. Be sure to request that your hard drive is swiped according to Department of Defense guidelines.

For more information about the Computer Recycling, click here.