Approximately another third are organic materials such as food and yard waste. Over a third of these materials are recyclables such as paper, plastic, metal and glass.
School waste characterization studies reveal that each student generates between 200 and 240 pounds of discarded waste per school year. The city plans to assist other school districts located within Carlsbad city boundaries in 2022. Provision and placement of interior and exterior equipment, including classroom recycling bins and lunch waste stationsĭue to its great success, the city further rolled out the program, assisting middle schools and high schools in Carlsbad Unified School District in 2021.Campus audits of existing waste practices and disposal services, as well as recommendations to right-size those services.In 2018, the city piloted an assistance program with elementary schools within the Carlsbad Unified School District. To help ensure schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District meet compliance with local and state laws, the city has assisted schools to implement, improve and sustain recycling programs.
