Clark County Green News

Current Green Schools news, articles and information
Apr
22

Clark County Green Award Winners, Green Schools

The Clark County Green Awards is an annual celebration of our community's best environmental champions. Awards recognize outstanding sustainability work being done by individuals, organizations and businesses in Clark County. Winners are selected from individuals, businesses and schools nominated by our community as recognition of their green effor...

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Apr
18

Share Table Debut at Lincoln Elementary

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Clark County Green Schools recently visited Lincoln Elementary School for the launch of their new share table, which collects students' uneaten food and redistributes it to those in need.  A share table is a designated location where students can place their unwanted leftover food items. Food that can be placed on the share tabl...

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Mar
31

Restarting Cafeteria Recycling and Composting

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The Center for Green Schools recently hosted a webinar focusing on best practices and strategies for restarting school cafeteria recycling and composting programs halted by COVID-related disruptions. Panelists discussed common barriers to restarting cafeteria waste sorting, successful strategies for overcoming them, and helpful resources for e...

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Mar
28

Food Waste Prevention Week: How Students Can Get Involved

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April 4 - 8 is Food Waste Prevention Week! Clark County Public Health is joining the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of preventing food waste in our community to save money, protect the environment, and reduce hunger. There are many fun opportunities for you and your students to get involved in Food Waste Prevention ...

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Mar
03

International Women's Day: Paving the Way for Girls in STEM

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March 8th is International Women's Day, and we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some environmental activists and sustainability leaders from around the world who are paving the way for the next generation of girls in STEM. According to the UN, women represent only 33% of all researchers, receive fewer research grants than their...

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