The company recycles flourescent light tubes, and waste oil is collected, recycled and re-purchased as refined oil. Boeing has a Commuter Assistance Office that coordinates a company wide van pool, providing 141 vans which are used by 1,000 employees daily. It's estimated that the vanpools keep 850 single-occupancy vehicles from running each day. In the plant, Boeing converted 10 forklifts from gasoline to compressed natural gas, a step that reduces air pollution. The company also is converting or are replacing an additional 18 forklifts with compressed natural gas units by the end of 2000.
Environmental awareness is a key theme in the district's curriculum.
In support of the Show-Me standards, the school district supports environmental themes at all grade levels. An example is a third Grade science project where students take paper fibers and go through the recycling process to produce their own paper. This teaches the students about the energy and other natural resources that go into making paper, introduces them to the science of fiber, and engages them in thinking about how materials can be reused. The district has implemented recycling programs in all of its 23 schools. More than 184.93 tons of paper were recycled in the 1999-2000 school year through the Donohue Recycling program.