School Resources

Templates & One-Pagers for Schools

Use these downloadable one-pagers for resources and ideas related to the different roles needed in a school’s zero waste program, how Household Hazardous Waste should be handled at schools, ideas for packing a zero waste lunch, and more!

PDF links will open in a new browser tab or window. Click on the PDF images to open up each resource.

Videos for Schools

A Day at a Zero Waste School

Introducing young people to zero waste behavior is a great way to install good habits that last a lifetime. See how the students, staff, faculty and administration of Bahia Vista Elementary in San Rafael work together to become a Zero Waste School.

Recycling is a Trip!

Dave the Recycling Fairy shows what happens to the stuff we throw away, and how it gets recycled into useful new stuff IF it is thrown in the right place.

Zero Waste Starts at Home

Dave the Recycling Fairy appears to point out that more stuff is not better…and that there are great ways to reduce your use.

ZunZun Recycling Assembly

Posters for Schools

Please use these 11″×17″ downloadable posters to encourage proper sorting of recyclables, compostables, and landfill material at your school. Poster links will open in a new browser tab or window.

How do I pick the right set of posters?

We have “dual-stream” posters available for schools served by Marin Sanitary Service, which requires paper & cardboard recycling to be separated from bottle & can recycling. This applies to schools in the following areas: Larkspur, Kentfield, Ross, Fairfax, San Anselmo, San Rafael, and Terra Linda.

“Single-stream” posters are meant for schools served by a waste hauler with one type of recycling, including Recology Sonoma Marin, Mill Valley Refuse, Bay Cities Refuse, and Tamalpais Community Services District. This applies to schools in the following areas: Novato, West Marin, Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Sausalito, and Marin City.

Download Single-Stream Packet: 3 Posters (Recycling, Compost, Landfill) (pdf)

Download Dual-Stream Packet: 4 Posters (Paper Recycling, Container Recycling, Compost, Landfill) (pdf)