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and Education Program
The City of Springfield provides community education
and awareness of recycling benefits through various activities
including:
- Recycling Hotline (864-1904)
- Traveling display for trade shows, science fairs, etc.
- Environmental education speakers bureau
- Presentations to school classes, community groups, churches,
civic clubs, neighborhood associations, and other groups
and organizations
- Special Events: Earth Day,
America Recycles Day,
and others
- Brochure distribution related to various aspects of solid
waste management including composting, Business
Recycling Programs, and others
- Working with the community through local citizen groups
and organizations
If you are interested in a speaker for your club or organization,
or are interested in our printed materials, please call the
Recycling Hotline at 864-1904. |
| Attention Teachers!
Grants are available through MO Dept. of Natural Resources
for scrap tire playground cover and other surfacing projects.
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here for details.
Directory
of Programs in Environmental/Conservation Education for Springfield/Greene
County (pdf File 518kb)
"It
Is Easy Being Green" Activity Guide for Solid Waste
Management Education (pdf File 865kb)
Community
Resource Guide (pdf file 247kb) - Compiled by the Interpreters
Coalition of Springfield-Greene County to assist in utilizing
the varied resources of our community toward field education
and hands-on learning experiences.
The following materials are available for you to
check out from the City of Springfield:
- "Worms at Work - Vermicomposting in Your Classroom"
- Classroom posters - "How to Recycle", "Garbage
Pizza", "Milk Jugs to Toys"
- Rotten Truth video - A young, enthusiastic girl
takes you to a landfill, recycling centers and shares ideas
on fighting the "trash problem".
- Recycled sample kits*
- Household chemical kits*
*Please give one week advance notice prior to needing these
items. Because of high demand for these items, we ask that
they be returned in one week; however, special arrangements
can be made.
Check out the following links:
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