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# Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)

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##### Recent Additions

      -  SC3 Information Collection Request
      - Performance Track Credit is Available for   SC3 Projects 
      - New SC3 Tool (PDF)  (119         pp, 2.1MB, about PDF)
      - Federal Way Public         Schools Success Story
      - Planning for Environmental Health and Safety         Issues in Schools (PDF)  (40 pp, 1MB, about         PDF)

#####  Performance Track

Is your organization a renewing Performance Track member? Consider Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) for you next alternate commitment credit. Visit Performance Track's Instructions for Making Alternate Goals for more details about how you can earn  Performance Track credits for protecting K-12 students and staff.

From elementary school  maintenance closets to high school chemistry labs, schools use a variety of  chemicals. When they are mismanaged, these chemicals can put students and  school personnel at risk from spills, fires, and other accidental exposures.  Chemical accidents disrupt school schedules and can cost thousands of dollars  to repair.

**The Schools Chemical  Cleanout Campaign (SC3) aims to ensure that all schools are free from hazards  associated with mismanaged chemicals. SC3 gives K-12 schools information and  tools to responsibly manage chemicals.**

 By  using the tools provided on this site and pulling together a team with a  variety of perspectives, expertise, and resources you can develop a successful  chemical management program. Schools, parents, and local organizations can  partner to create a chemical management program that meets the unique needs of  their schools.

	 Select the following links for a description of  team roles: 
    - Schools  – describes roles of  school personnel and parents working to improve chemical management 			           - Administrators 
      - Teachers
      - Facilities  and Maintenance Personnel 
      - School  Nurses 
      - Parents 
      - Prospective Teachers 
    - Partners  – describes roles of organizations joining with a school or school district to  improve chemical management                       - Chemical  Suppliers 
      - Waste Handlers 
      - Colleges and Universities 
      - Fire, Police, and Emergency Response 
      - Environment, Health, and Education Agencies 

##### Healthy School Environments 

Chemical management is one of the many health and safety issues facing schools; EPA's Healthy School Environments Initiative provides information on the programs and resources available to help resolve and prevent other environmental issues in K-12 schools.

Schools and partners interested in improving chemical management will find many resources          , as well as the SC3 Tool Kit,to assist them on this site.

SC3 is one component of EPA's Resource           Conservation Challenge (RCC), a national effort to conserve natural           resources and energy by managing materials more efficiently. 

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