The City of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling Division's objective is to facilitate and promote the reduction of materials from the waste stream.

Over the years the Division has implemented the following programs and services:
-Curbside single-stream recycling collection for residential customers.
- Yard Waste Collection and Composting Program
- Cardboard and Office Paper Recycling Program for Businesses
- Community Drop-Off Recycling Bins for Newspaper, Glass, Cardboard, and Mixed Paper
- Environmental Procurement Policy for the City of Lawrence
- Hazardous Waste Disposal for Households and Qualified Small Businesses
- Product Reuse Program
- Earth Day Parade and Celebration
- Electronic Recycling Collection Events
- Community Group and School Presentations

The Waste Reduction and Recycling Division also serves as a central point for information regarding community recycling information.

We are a camp, conference, and retreat center. Among our offerings are leadership and other recreational activities, as well as a wide variety of educational and environmental education programs and classes.

The Bureau of Air provides presenters for EARTH and Water Festivals.

ACE is the national leader in high school climate science education.
We're an award-winning national nonprofit dedicated to educating America's high school students about the science behind climate change and inspiring them to do something about it—while having fun along the way.

ACE delivers two core offerings: the ACE Assembly and Student Action Program, both of which are offered free to schools.

ACE educators present climate science that resonates with students via an award-winning in-school assembly that blends storytelling, cutting edge animation, music and video.
Our presentation explains greenhouse gases and their sources, how human-caused emissions risk altering the world’s climate on an unprecedented scale—and specific local impacts for students.
We engage students’ imagination through real-life stories of local students who have undertaken extraordinary projects and proven that students can have a huge impact today.
We close with simple ideas and wide-ranging opportunities for students to get involved.
All of the climate science we present comes from peer-reviewed published science articles, with a focus on the IPCC AR4 report--one of the most heavily researched science reports in history.

When the ACE Assembly ends, many students are ready and eager to take action, and our Student Action Programs help get them started. ACE programs include:
-Our national Do One Thing (DOT) campaign to help the environment.
-Student-led Action Teams take on carbon-cutting projects at school. Projects can be anything from starting recycling programs to solarizing their school.
-Leadership trainings are intensive one-day workshops for climate rock stars.

For more information, please visit http://www.acespace.org/.

FundingFactory is the largest fundraising through recycling program in the U.S. More than 50,000 schools and nonprofit organizations utilize FundingFactory to subsidize funding. Since 1997, FundingFactory has provided a FREE and simple program to help organizations earn much needed funding while recycling their used printer cartridges and cell phones that would otherwise end up in landfills.

We provide FREE fundraisers to all schools all over the country. EcoChallenge 2012 allows schools to collect used tennis shoes for a period of time throughout the school year and earn $0.50 per LB for the shoes they have collected. The shoes are then made available to people around the world who cannot afford shoes while keeping them out of landfills. EcoChallenge benefits schools, the environment, and less fortunate people everywhere. Win-Win-Win!

New Beginnings is a provider of community services to adults with developmental disabilities in Neodesha, Ks. Part of the day program is a document destruction business called DocuShred. Adults with developmental disabilities are provided work oppotunities like picking up condfidential material for shredding from local banks and businesses, paper at local schools, and cardboard from local businesses.

We are a Landscape Architectural and Planning firm dedicated to the design and implementation of spaces that create a profound connection with nature. We have been involved with several schools helping them with a wide range of green solutions, from creating a sustainable site master plan to helping them create outdoor classrooms and rain gardens.
We feel the next generation of classrooms will not be limited to only the indoors - By integrating curricula with the outdoors, we can create an educational experience that is not only more profound, but will capitalize on the benefits of a strong connection to nature.

environmental research, community involvement

Conservation Practices and Conservation Education to students in area schools.