1. Waste Not Suzanne Carlson Environmental Program Manager Office of the CEO Chicago Public Schools scarlson@cps.k12.il.usscarlson@cps.k12.il.us * 773-553-1482 scarlson@cps.k12.il.us

2. Environmental Action Plan & Model Green Schools  Transportation and Air  Energy  Waste  Land  Water  Engagement Mission: to reduce CPS’ impact on the environment and teach our students to be environmental stewards

3. Waste: Reduce Paper Waste Busters cps.k12.il.us/programs/PaperWasteBusters Lunchroom practices How can your school reduce waste? Creative Reuse

4. Waste: Recycling Find your recycling score at www.cps.edu, in your school scorecard.

5. Waste: Composting Earth Machines Student-built bins

6. Engagement: Schools Assemblies Action: Earth Hour Action: Waste Audit Green Teams and Clubs

7. Engagement: Classroom  Waste Audits, Energy Audits, Project Guides: Chicago Conservation Club at http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/conservation -club-for-teachers/ Chicago Conservation Club at http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/conservation -club-for-teachers/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/conservation -club-for-teachers/ http://chicagoconservationcorps.org/blog/conservation -club-for-teachers/  Green Your Lesson Plan http://greeningschools.org/resources/curricula.cfm http://greeningschools.org/resources/curricula.cfm http://greeningschools.org/resources/curricula.cfm  CPS Environmental Action Plan www.cps.edu/About_CPS/Special_initiatives/Pages/ CPSEnvironmentalActionPlan.aspx www.cps.edu/About_CPS/Special_initiatives/Pages/ CPSEnvironmentalActionPlan.aspx www.cps.edu/About_CPS/Special_initiatives/Pages/ CPSEnvironmentalActionPlan.aspx www.cps.edu/About_CPS/Special_initiatives/Pages/ CPSEnvironmentalActionPlan.aspx

8. Photo Credits: Lunch Trays, Pink Moose, flickr.com Levitating Lunch, dougww, flickr.com All others taken by presenter.