Schools

The South Central Recycling Association of Massachusetts (SCRAM) provides a number of services to the region's schools. Many of these services are provided free to the schools thanks to state and local funding obtained by SCRAM. However, all of the services are provided at reasonable rates when grants are not available. SCRAM has been a contract provider for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's “Recycling Education Assistance for Public Schools” since 1996.

SCRAM Provides the following services:

Classroom Presentations

Interactive in-class presentations available to grades K-12
These are fun, age-appropriate hands-on activities on the following topics:

Recycled Paper Making
Buying Recycled (see School Recycled Copy Paper Project, Fall 97 Newsletter)
Reduce Reuse Recycle Solid Waste Overview
Composting and Worm Composting
Household Hazardous Waste (see Regional Hazardous Waste Management Grant, Spring 97 Newsletter)

Teacher Training Sessions

Massachusetts Right-To-Know Law (see Massachusetts Right-To-Know Law, Spring 98 Newsletter)
Chemical Management in Schools (see Schools a Ticking Time Bomb?, Spring 98 Newsletter, Regional Hazardous Waste Management Grant, Spring 97 Newsletter)
How to Teach Solid Waste Issues

Technical Assistance

We provide assistance in starting school recycling and composting programs
Provide school waste audits
School chemical management inventories, storage and disposal assistance

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