The team offers free educational programs in Central Oregon schools and they organize events throughout the region. Students Recycling Used Technology - StRUT is a program incorporated into schools where students take donated computers and computer components and upgrade them for the use in schools. Students involved in StRUT evaluate, repair and refurbish donated computers and in turn donate those computers to local schools. This site will include resources for businesses interested in waste reduction and recycling tips from those actively working in this field. It assists organizations in obtaining cost savings, competitive advantages and reduced environmental impacts through the application of the tools of industrial ecology coupled with the use of Zero Waste visionary goal.
Emphasis is placed on full systems-thinking, management systems and green chemistry.
The ZWA provides management support, training and education, and technical services including a research and a resource clearinghouse that identifies resources to help organizations wishing to reduce their environmental impacts. Green Star is a voluntary program created in Anchorage, Alaska in 1990. Green Star encourages organizations to incorporate techniques of waste reduction, energy efficiency and pollution prevention into their daily activities. The Green Star Standards have been designed for organizations of any size and type. The Standards are straight forward and attainable.