X1011479967-00120-31839</DOCNO> Award Winner Parkway School District Parkway School District Parkway School District's Accomplishments Energy Conservation Implemented an energy conservation program in 1992 This program saves the district $700,000 in utility cost annually by reducing the use of water, gas and electricity on holidays and partial school days As a result, there has been an annual reduction of 7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed As well as, an additional annual reduction of 368,000 therms of natural gas consumed Reducing energy consumption has prevented the release of: 7,439 tons of carbon dioxide 44 tons of sulfur dioxide 19 tons of nitrous oxide Recycling Implemented a comprehensive district wide recycling program in 1990 through the efforts of three fifth grade students Recycles over 261 tons of potential waste annually Including polystyrene, PET plastic #1, cardboard, office paper, junk mail, file stock, computer paper, scrap metal, text books, aluminum cans and yard waste Yard waste recovery program generates over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually that is eventually used on school grounds Recycled over 18,000 pounds of aluminum cans from July 1996-June 1997 Recycled over 194,000 pounds of paper from July 1996-June 1997 through Donohue Recycling Generates over $13,000 annually through recycling programs Contact: Bill Guinther - Energy Education Manager (314) 415-8278, E-mail: bguinther@pkwy.k12.mo.us Service Providers &amp; Resources: Donohue Recycling (314) 381-3700 MERP (Mid-America Energy &amp; Resources Partners) (314) 645-7752, www.merp.org Return to top of page Return to &quot;Summer 2000 Newsletter - Meet St. Louis' Environmental Champions&quot; page 2 Return to &quot;The Winners!
(yard waste Yard waste recovery program; generates; over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually that is eventually used on school grounds) (This program; saves; the district $700,000 in utility cost annually) (June 1997; Recycled; over 194,000 pounds of paper; T:from July 1996) Context(June 1997 Recycled,List([1196, 1214))):(an additional annual reduction of 368,000 therms of natural gas consumed Reducing energy consumption; has prevented; the release of: 7,439 tons of carbon dioxide 44 tons of sulfur dioxide 19 tons of nitrous oxide Recycling Implemented a comprehensive district wide recycling program in 1990 through the efforts of three fifth grade students Recycles over 261 tons of potential waste annually Including polystyrene, PET plastic #1, cardboard, office paper, junk mail, file stock, computer paper, scrap metal, text books, aluminum cans and yard waste Yard waste recovery program generates over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually that is eventually used on school grounds Recycled over 18,000 pounds of aluminum cans from July 1996-June 1997 Recycled over 194,000 pounds of paper from July 1996-June 1997 through Donohue Recycling Generates over $13,000 annually through recycling programs Contact) (over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually; is used; L:on school grounds; T:eventually) (electricity; consumed; ) (Parkway School District Parkway School District Parkway School District; [is] Winner [of]; Award)
June 1997 Recycled,List([1196, 1214))
yard waste Yard waste recovery program This program June 1997 an additional annual reduction of 368,000 therms of natural gas consumed Reducing energy consumption over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually electricity Parkway School District Parkway School District Parkway School District
generates saves Recycled has prevented is used consumed [is] Winner [of]
over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually that is eventually used on school grounds
the district $700,000 in utility cost annually
over 194,000 pounds of paper T:from July 1996
the release of: 7,439 tons of carbon dioxide 44 tons of sulfur dioxide 19 tons of nitrous oxide Recycling Implemented a comprehensive district wide recycling program in 1990 through the efforts of three fifth grade students Recycles over 261 tons of potential waste annually Including polystyrene, PET plastic #1, cardboard, office paper, junk mail, file stock, computer paper, scrap metal, text books, aluminum cans and yard waste Yard waste recovery program generates over 500 cubic yards of mulch annually that is eventually used on school grounds Recycled over 18,000 pounds of aluminum cans from July 1996-June 1997 Recycled over 194,000 pounds of paper from July 1996-June 1997 through Donohue Recycling Generates over $13,000 annually through recycling programs Contact
L:on school grounds T:eventually
Award