Pollution Prevention at Colleges

Shifting Sands: Strategies for and barriers to walking the sustainability talk at academic institutions.
Christine Flowers CIWMB
Examples of how different campuses are addressing the issue of sustainability with a focus on Sustainable Building in the new wave of infrastructure construction for the higher educational community in California.

Integrated Pest Management: Policies and Implementation at UCSB
Mary Ann Hopkins UCSB
UC Santa Barbara has developed policies and implemented a comprehensive integrated pest management program. Examples of how the policies have been put into action will be illustrated. Come find out exactly what is considered PESTY at UCSB and how IPM is providing solutions.

Success at UC Davis: The R4 Program
Lin King UC Davis
Colleges and universities generate large amounts of diverse wastes. Come learn about how colleges and universities might be impacting your region, their barriers and challenges, and the possible partnerships. Particular focus will be the programs at University of California, Davis such as construction and demolition recycling, carpet recycling, green building, sustainability, CRT's, reuse efforts, and other environmental programs.

Automotive P2 Practices Jump Into Curriculum
Raleigh Ross Shasta College
This presentation will highlight to curriculum projects that have developed from implementation of best management practices for an automotive facility at a community college auto shop. Summaries of the curriculum projects are:

"Proper Automotive Waste Management", a curricular unit.
This is curriculum designed for high schools, ROPs, and community colleges. It is divided into three parts. The Resource Manual will give an instructor the background information to teach environmental understanding and waste management. The Instructor's Guide has PowerPoint presentations, transparency masters, guides for the student activities, and a test question bank. The Student Workbook has a course outline, presentation notes, and activity sheets (both cognitive and hands-on).

"Pollution Prevention Training for Automotive Facilities", an online course.
This online course is intended to instruct the student in proper ways to manage hazardous wastes generated by an automotive repair facility. The course is divided into three modules. Module 1 deals with the concepts of pollution prevention. Module 2 covers the waste streams inherent to automotive repair facilities. Module 3 requires each student to develop and perform an environmental audit of an automotive repair facility.