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Recycle at school
Garbage and recycling › Recycle at school
Teach your students about recycling. Metro develops and maintains a wide selection of materials and programs for schools in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties.
Metro provides free classroom presentations, puppet shows, educational theatre assemblies and other educational materials on waste prevention, recycling, composting and household hazardous waste. Help your students understand the connection between their personal choices and our world’s diminishing resources. Presentations and materials are geared to state standards and designed to help you enhance your teaching goals.
Elementary school resources
Metro offers free puppet shows, classroom presentations and curriculum materials to elementary schools in the metro region...More
Middle and high school resources
Metro provides presentations, curriculum, videos, teacher workshops and community service projects to middle and high schools in the metro region....More
Technical assistance for school recycling programs
Metro’s recycle at schools technical assistance staff can help schools from the Portland metro region in four main areas: recycling, waste prevention, buying recycled products and operations...More
Oregon Green Schools program
Metro partners with the Oregon Green Schools association to provide technical assistance and recognition for school waste reduction achievements...More
Earth Day billboard art contest winners
Metro’s 2008 Earth Day billboard art contest received more than 3,400 entries from students representing 94 Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington county schools. Judges ultimately selected four winning designs and eight honorable-mention designs...More
Need assistance?
For elementary schools:
Freda Sherburne
freda.sherburne@oregonmetro.gov.
503-797-1522
For middle and high schools:
Amy Wilson
amy.wilson@oregonmetro.gov
503-797-1521
Did You Know?
Kids lead with art
Every year, Metro sponsors a billboard art contest open to schoolchildren across the metro region. Congratulations to 2008 winner Zach Wright, grade 1. More