Green Schools Resources

Transportation

Transportation

teen and younger girl riding bikes to school

  • Learn about pollution caused by vehicles and about alternative transportation methods.
  • Promote safe walking and biking to school, carpooling, and educate about idling engines.
  • Empower students and staff to make smarter transportation choices by implementing no-idling zones in school parking lots and create preferential parking spots for carpooling vehicles.

No-Idling zones

Interested in projects about air quality and anti-idling campaigns? Here are two great resources:

Anti-Idling Brochure – No-idling zones can benefit school air quality

Engine Idling and Air Pollution – Learn how idling engines impact air pollution

Video Resources

Check out these videos to be shown in the classroom or during morning announcements. They can be a great educational tool and support your sustainability, recycling and composting efforts.

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Waste Reduction

Learn to reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot (compost) to decrease the waste that goes into landfills.

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