Use these small gains to build up your success with the ultimate goal of establishing a comprehensive pollution prevention and regulatory compliance program. Be creative and open minded . This can be especially important when attempting to re-design experiments or lesson plans. We have found that many solutions exist for decreasing the toxicity of a curriculum. It is important to find one that meets the needs and constraints of your staff and school system.
Old habits die hard.
Additional motivation may be necessary in order to insure the implementation and use of pollution prevention techniques at your school. These benefits can provide strong arguments for expanding these efforts. This agency provides free, non-regulatory technical assistance to schools located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This agency also maintains a large database of technical information describing the investigation and resolution of a broad variety of potential environmental, health and safety issues that are commonly found in schools. The National Microscale Center at Merrimack College has prepared guidance describing the benefits as well as how to initiate a microscale science curriculum.