After three years of Wastebuster certification and re-certification, schools are eligible to maintain their Wastebuster status by completing a comprehensive project to tackle a specific waste issue at school. Completion of this special Wastebusters project, which must be pre-approved by CCCSWA, will earn schools a $1,000 cash reward for each year that they re-certify.

Sample acceptable projects include:

• Reducing lunch waste (i.e. switching to reusable lunch trays, minimizing school food packaging, and composting food waste)
• Developing a comprehensive composting project (i.e. composting all student food waste and leftover kitchen scraps)
• Establishing a comprehensive paper reduction project (i.e. distributing newsletters and other paperwork electronically to parents and staff, and creating on-line forms)
• Developing a Wastebusters curriculum
• Instituting a purchasing policy for environmentally preferable products

To re-certify your school as a Wastebuster, complete the application form, contact CCCSWA for guidance and project approval and forward it to the CCCSWA at:

1280 Civic Drive, Suite 210
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Fax: (925) 906-1804
Email:  jenny@wastediversion.org  

For questions or technical assistance, contact the CCCSWA at 925-906-1804.