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The City of Chula Vista adopted its Zero Waste Plan in January 2022, outlining practical goals to make Zero Waste living achievable. The plan sets a goal of 90% waste diversion waste diversion by 2035, setting goals addressing all areas of daily life. Surpassing the State of California’s goal of 75% waste diversion within the same timeframe.
The City of Chula Vista has developed this school resource packet to inspire students and teachers to create new sustainable choices throughout their campus. CalRecycle, a state entity tasked with bringing together the state’s recycling and waste management programs to create a circular economy, estimates that schools generate up to 562,442 tons of waste per year; and that a school’s waste stream is comprised of 50.8% organics, 31.4% paper and 12.7% plastic. This packet will provide recommendations for integrating sustainable practices at school and their importance. The packet provides education as to why it is essential to have schools adopt more sustainable systems, examples of projects and events that can be hosted at schools, and shares existing networks of recoverable materials for projects.
Title: Zero Waste School & Classroom Certification
Accompanying the development of the Zero Waste Resource Packet for Schools, the Division of Sustainability has developed two Zero Waste Certifications, one for classrooms and the other for school-wide.
Below is the criteria for the Zero Waste Classroom certification:
Zero Waste Classroom Certification
Below is the criteria for the Zero Waste School certification: