Practicing proper waste management. Waste management may not be a glamorous topic but it is a critical one. The Community 3R s Center for Waste Prevention is a partnership with the New York City Housing Authority that encourages waste prevention, reduction, and management. PAYT systems have been successfully instituted in municipalities to reduce waste through residential and institutional quantity-based user fees. Good horse sense.
Experienced gardeners know the best soil is soil enriched with organic material.
St. Lawrence University is helping things grow in its upstate community by making horse manure from its equestrian center available to all local residents. Clarkson University's hands-on science project has seventh and eighth graders picking through the trash. They re learning how food decomposes, they re growing microorganisms, and they re analyzing the chemical content of things we throw away. Another project has younger students figuring out what to do about leftover food in the cafeteria. This program uses recycling to teach schoolchildren about science and technology.