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School Programs

RecycleMore’s comprehensive waste reduction and educational programs have successfully served West Contra Costa County schools for many years. The goal of the school programs is to educate students and, in turn, their families on the importance of waste reduction, recycling, and composting, with the hope of practicing sustainable habits at school and at home, and through adulthood.

With the partnership of Republic Services, RecycleMore is able to offer FREE recycling processing center field trips and classroom/assembly presentations to public and private schools in West Contra Costa County. Field trips, presentations, and assemblies are currently ONLY offered on the 2nd Tuesday and 3rd Thursday of each month at 9:00AM or 11:00AM (except no presentations/assemblies in February during President’s Day Holiday Week, and no recycling processing facility tours during the months of December, January, and February). Field trip and presentation schedules are ideally coordinated at the beginning of the school year as there are only a limited number of spots available, but can be scheduled throughout the school year depending on program availability.

Republic Services and RecycleMore can also provide assistance to schools in establishing and maintaining on-site recycling and organics collection programs (in the cafeteria and/or in classrooms) by working with administrators, maintenance staff, teachers, students and the school’s environmental groups.

HERE ARE THE FOUR (4) RECYCLEMORE SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO CHOOSE FROM:

1. Field Trip – Recycling Facility

This is a tour of the West County Resource Recovery (WCRR) Recycling Processing Facility at 101 Pittsburg Avenue in Richmond, California, with a collaborative interactive presentation by Republic Services and RecycleMore. Chartered bus transportation will be provided at no charge by RecycleMore to pick up students, faculty, and adult chaperones at the school and then bring them back to the same location after the tour.

  • Field trips available for grades 2 – 12 (City youth programs in the RecycleMore jurisdiction may also sign up if dates and time slots are available).
  • Field trips take a total of 2 hours, travel time included.
  • Chartered bus service provided at no charge by RecycleMore.
  • 50 maximum (total 45-52 allowed on the bus with RecycleMore staff, Republic Services staff, students, teachers and chaperones) for each field trip time slot.
  • Waivers will be supplied when a field trip is confirmed. Signed waivers MUST be provided on the day of the tour or returned to RecycleMore via email at [email protected] prior to the day of your field trip. If signed waivers are not received, the child/adult will not be able to attend.

2. Classroom Presentation

This is an in-person interactive presentation for your classroom by Republic Services Coordinators and/or RecycleMore Program Coordinators.

  • Available for grades K – 12
  • Classroom presentations are 30-45 minutes long

3. School Assembly

This is an in-person, interactive presentation at your school for a larger group by Republic Services Coordinators.

  • Available for grades K – 12
  • School Assemblies are 40-50 minutes long

4. On-Site Recycling and Organics Waste Assessment Collection Program

This is a site visit to your school from the Republic Services and RecycleMore teams to view the current collection program and how to set up a new successful program. RecycleMore suggests including leadership of the school, maintenance staff, any teachers, and students if available.

HOW TO REQUEST A PROGRAM FOR YOUR SCHOOL

Please click on the link below to request your interest for one of these programs at your school. Once completed, you will be contacted to confirm a day and time for the program. RecycleMore will do the best to accommodate your request. Request must be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the requested date.

  • IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A FIELD TRIP, CLASSROOM PRESENTATION OR ASSEMBLY, PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU TO SCHEDULE ONE.
  • THE PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, SO DON’T DELAY!

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding these programs for your school, please contact the RecycleMore Coordinators at [email protected] or call (510) 609-1215.

NOTE: Unfortunately, no language interpreters will be provided by RecycleMore or Republic Services; however, please do let us know if there is a need and it may be possible to arrange for these resources.

Resources

School presentations, assemblies, and recycling facility tours flyer:

WCCUSD Flyer

WCCUSD Flyer – Spanish