Highlights from 2016-17 include: 

• Waste prevention and composting education grants were awarded to several 4J and Bethel schools in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years to help create opportunities for hands on learning, and measurable educational outcomes for local students.

  

Eugene 4J and Bethel School District Support

• Waste Prevention Curriculum was implemented by 4J and Bethel District personnel. Final report-out of 4J activities can be accessed here; Bethel activities can be access here (both downloadable PDF documents).
• Operational assistance through the Love Food Not Waste (LFNW) program and school-wide waste audits: download the LFNW school training manual here.
• Waste Prevention and science based conservation including STEM learning resources can be found here at 4J's EWEB Education Partnership website!

 

School Garden Project

• School Garden Project (SGP) instructed 644 K-5th graders for a total of 5,221 hours of garden-based STEM instruction in eight schools in Bethel and 4J. Additionally, 261 students participated in 258 after-school STEM sessions through the 4J BEST program.
• Utilized 19 cubic yards of Love Food Not Waste compost in school gardens this year thanks to partnership with Rexius. 
• View a video of SGP's work through this link.
• Final report (PDF download) can be accessed here.

• $CORE's Student Energy Educators from the UO Office of Sustainability visited 710 homes and helped 237 students implement behavioral changes and install energy-saving materials that reduce their utility bills. 
• $CORE installed 510 feet of weather stripping, 158 feet of pipe insulation, replaced 397 incandescent lightbulbs with CFLs, installed 126 low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators, and employed 4 students. 
• Read all about $CORE's work in their final PDF report, accessed here.

• Did you know that over 52% of Eugene households backyard compost?
• OSU Extension in Lane County provides free compost demonstrations for community members at a variety of sites in Eugene. 
• View their demonstration schedule (downloadable PDF) to learn how to get your own compost system up and running!
• Learn more about composting in Lane County from this video.

• In celebration of International Compost Awareness Week 2016, the City partnered with Bethel Education Foundation and Rexius to hold a Love Food Not Waste compost fundraiser that raised over $4,000 for school related projects. This sale is an annual event.