PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER ENCOURAGES LOCAL SCHOOL TO ENTER THE TRASH FREE LUNCH CHALLENGE
As head of security for the Sanitation Districts of LA County (LACSD) in Whittier, Rowland Becerra has become all too familiar with the processing of solid waste and recycling.
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2013’S TFLC WINNER USES THEIR WINNING GREEN ($$) TO CONTINUE GREENING
After competing amongst 17 schools in the 2013 Trash Free Lunch Challenge, Principal Nancy Parsons of Lunada Bay Elementary School in Palos Verdes was pleased to find that her students won a $1,000 education grant.
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MEET THE GRADES OF GREEN FALL INTERNS
Grades of Green is proud (and grateful!) to introduce our five Fall interns that are helping Grades of Green inspire and empower kids to care for the environment, Kaytee, Neelofer and MacKenzie.
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GRADES OF GREEN TEAM COLLECTS 10 POUNDS OF OCEAN-BOUND TRASH AT COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
After a couple of hours of scouring the beaches this past International Coastal Cleanup Day, Grades of Green volunteers and Youth Corps students collected 10 pounds of trash that would have been otherwise ocean-bound.
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SCHOOLS KICK-OFF 4TH ANNUAL TRASH FREE LUNCH CHALLENGE
24 L.A.-area schools are set to compete this year in Grades of Green’s fourth annual Trash Free Lunch Challenge.
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE GREEN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SUMMIT
The Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit and Exposition comes to the Pasadena Convention Center on November 5-6.
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Sustainable Kids Partners with Grades of Green
Sustainable Kids creates progressive apparel for progressive schools.
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2013-14 Grades of Green Infographic
Did you know that Grades of Green helped schools divert 44,000 bags of trash from the landfill?
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JOB OPENING – APPLY NOW!
Grades of Green is on the lookout for a Trash Free Lunch Challenge Program Coordinator (Average of 10 hours/week from August-December).
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KEY TO THE SEA RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR LA SCHOOL
Key to the Sea is Heal the Bay’s free marine environmental education program for teachers and elementary school children (K-5) in Los Angeles County.
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VERTE 2014: A ROUSING SUCCESS! Featured in Yahoo News and Others
Grades of Green’s 2014 VERTE event at MBS Media Campus in Manhattan Beach on June 6th was an overwhelming success, raising awareness and funds to expand the program that inspires and empowers students to care for the environment.
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50 WAYS TO GO GREEN AND SUPPORT GRADES OF GREEN
Grades of Green is excited to partner with Deckopedia’s “50 Ways to Go Green,” a simple guide to making and sustaining eco-friendly habits.
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GREENER WAYS TO GRADUATE
Have you ever thought about what happens to all of those one-time use graduation gowns after the 90 minute ceremony?
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SANTA MONICA GRADES OF GREEN SCHOOLS PRESENT RESULTS TO CITY COUNCIL
Three Santa Monica schools who all participated in Grades of Green’s 2013-14 Trash Free Lunch Challenge presented the positive environmental change they made at their schools this year to the Santa Monica City Council.
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MISSION POSSIBLE: YOUTH CORPS STUDENT, AIDAN, REDUCING SINGLE USE PLASTIC BOTTLES
8th grade student, Aidan is passionate about reducing the number of single use plastic water bottles used at his school.
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GRADES OF GREEN TALKS WITH MANNY ON THE STREETS AT KIISFM
Manny on the Streets at KIISFM interviewed Grades of Green Co-Founder, Kim Lewand Martin, for its February Community Council segment.
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ECO-SCAVENGER HUNT SUCCESS AT THE FARMERS MARKET GO GREEN KICK-OFF
Because of the generous donation from The Manhattan Beach Farmers Market and The Downtown Manhattan Beach Business Owners, Grades of Green was able to inspire and empower kids and the local Manhattan Beach community to care for the environment at the Farmers Market on June 3rd.
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GRADES OF GREEN BOARD MEMBER SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN IN URBAN RUNOFF CASE
As covered in the LA Times, “the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a long-running Los Angeles County case, handing a victory to environmentalists in a battle over polluted urban runoff that fouls Southern California’s coastal waters.”
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WASHINGTON’S GREEN CUSTODIAN AWARDED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Washington Elementary School in Redondo Beach, California was the first runner up in Grades of Green’s 2012-13 Trash Free Lunch Challenge.
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Youth Corps Student Speaks at SBCCOG About Being Waste Free
Youth Corps student Jane shared her tips on how to live a waste free lifestyle at the January 23rd South Bay Cities Council of Governments Board of Directors meeting with Grades of Green Programs and Outreach Manager, Allie Bussjaeger.
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