The Clark County School District generated about 3400 cubic yards of green waste in 1995. The green waste was deposited in Silver State's landfill.
Green waste is waste that can be recycled.
To assess the feasibility of composting CCSD's green wastes, a working relationship was established with the District Coordinator of Landscaping and Grounds, Alan Paulsen, and a visit was made to a centralized composting facility in Arizona, Desert Compost. CCSD does not produce enough green waste per year to support a centralized composting facility. On-site composting, however, would use the present maintenance crews without added costs an d provide opportunities for environmental responsibility and active education.