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Illinois Waste Management
and Research Center
WMRC’s Mission
Our mission is to conserve natural
resources, reduce waste and
increase economic viability by
providing Illinois businesses,
institutions and citizens with
information, research, innovative
technologies and technical
assistance.
Illinois Greening Schools
www.greeningschools.org
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Illinois WMRC
 Illinois EPA
 Illinois DNR
Greening Schools’ Mission
Greening Schools project is a state
governmental effort designed to assist
schools with:
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Improving physical environmental conditions
 Providing standards-based tools to introduce
concepts of waste reduction and pollution
prevention.
Greening Schools
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Students
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Other Staff
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Teachers
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Parents
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Facility Managers  Administrators
Greening School Resources
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Outreach
On-site workshops and reviews
Green Chemistry & Art Health and Safety
Educator Workshops & Demonstrations
Mercury When Fun Turns into Danger
Greening Your Lessons assistance
Biblioresources
Greening School
Benefits Include
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Lowered operating costs
Increased safety and environmental health
at school for students and staff
Professional development credits and
administrator credits
Improved learning conditions
Set an example of environmental
responsibility and sustainable behavior
Why does Greening
Schools exist?
Every school faces
different environmental
challenges but
many of the same
constraints
Constraints include:
Limited funding
 Rising energy and maintenance
costs
 Lack of resources and technical
assistance
 Lack of time to research resources
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Hazardous Materials
Do you
recognize this
box?
Energy Use
For most school districts, energy use
and other utilities are the second
biggest operating expense.
 School energy costs are estimated at
$110 per student per year.
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Typical Building Electrical Costs
Misc
20%
HVAC
40%
Lighting
40%
What is the True Cost of Lighting?
Lamps
4%
Energy
88%
Maintenance
8%
Traditional
Daylighting
Indoor Air Quality
Indoor air quality continues
to be a growing concern.
Strategies that can minimize
indoor air quality problems
include:
Indoor Air Quality
Simple Improvement Techniques
Using low-emission maintenance and
cleaning supplies
 Adopting anti-idling policies for
buses
 Cleaning spills immediately
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Pest Control & IPM
Encourage IPM strategies
Monitoring
Identification
IPM Plan
Greening Schools also provides:
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Workshops for the arts instructors
Fact sheets
Access to grants and funding
opportunities
Checklists
Standards-based lesson plans
Curricula and activities
All related to waste reduction, pollution
prevention and energy efficiency.
Greening Schools Grants
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Semi-competitive
– Two grants for each type of project
– First come, first served basis
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Up to $2,500 available
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Public and Private K-12 schools
On-site workshops and reviews
Safe Chemicals in Education for
teachers Workshop with Illinois EPA
and Illinois WMRC
 Keeping Schools Healthy and Safe
with IEPA for custodians
 Energy audits and assessments
 Safe Art Classroom Workshops
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How can my school
participate?
Prevent this from occurring.
Participate in a Safe Chemicals in
Education Workshop for teachers.
Green Chemistry: Get off to a safe start
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Use nonhazardous
starting materials
 Prevent build up
with Green
Chemistry
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Available through
Greening Schools
Greening Your Lessons
www.greeningschools.org
Resources for teachers……..
Art
America Recycles Day
Awards
Biology
Green Roofs
Rain Gardens
Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Composting
Consumer Education
Earth Day
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Educator Resources
Chemistry
Environmental
Language Arts
Energy
Bio Mass Energy
Conservation
Efficiency
Electricity
Geo Thermal Energy
Hydro Energy
Nuclear
Ocean
Renewable
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Health Education
History and Social Studies
Industrial Arts/Vocational Classes
Integrated Pest Management
Life Cycle Analysis
Map Resources
Math
Physics
Pollution Prevention (General)
Air Quality
Mercury
Fund Raising Opportunities
Recycling and Reuse
Schoolyard Projects
Special Education
Theater and Performing Arts
Waste Reduction
Water
Water Conservation Issues
Rain Gardens
From GreeningSchools.org
(Greening your Lessons)
Green Your Building
www.greeningschools.org
Resources for administrators……..
Alternative Energy Sources
Awards for Achievement
Athletic Facilities
Cafeteria/Food Service
Chemical Management
Consumer Information
Daylighting
Energy Efficiency
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Green Building/High Performance
Schools
Case Studies
Green Roofs
Groundskeeping/Landscaping
Health Education
Indoor Air Quality
Integrated Pest Management
Janitorial Supplies
Laboratories
Mercury
Mold
Pest Management
Pollution Prevention
Product Life Cycle Analysis
Recycling
Theater and Performing Arts
Transportation
Waste Reduction
Water Conservation
Water Quality
From GreeningSchools.org (Green
Your Building)
Biblioresources
www.greeningschools.org
--Reference, text, handbook, nonfiction & fiction
--Videos & virtual tours
--Reviews of new releases
WMRC’s Library
Contributes to the Biblioresources
 Is a Clearinghouse for Pollution
Prevention and Waste Management
Resources
 Can be reached at 217-333-8957 or
[email protected]
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Greening Schools contacts
Carol Knepp, 217-333-8940,
[email protected]
 Becky Lockart, 217 244 5637,
[email protected]
 www.greeningschools.org
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