With Metro’s third season of waste reduction education at outdoor school under way, a new group of sixth graders across the region will discover how their choices can help conserve resources and protect the environment.
Since the award-winning program’s 2009 debut, successes include increased student knowledge about waste prevention, recycling and resource conservation; increased intention among students to practice more waste prevention behaviors such as using refillable water bottles; increased willingness among camps to implement recycling and composting programs; and positive feedback from teachers. Metro contracts with approved outdoor school providers to teach waste reduction.
Metro will begin seeking proposals from providers for the next school year soon.