School-Business Partnership is a Recycling Win-Win!

Think Inside the Bin (TIB) is an incentive program developed by Saint Louis County Department of Health (DOH) to encourage businesses to recycle their office paper at a local school’s Abitibi Paper Retriever recycling bin. To participate, a business agrees to adopt a local St. Louis County School and bring them all their paper (newspaper, magazines, junk mail).  Once enrolled in the program, the business receives from DOH:

• Up to 100 deskside recycling bins free of charge.
• A certificate acknowledging their support of the school.
• A window cling to place on their front entrance to showcase their involvement in TIB.

Schools that are successful with recycling programs do not rely on just recycling their school’s paper.  In fact, if you are not raising at least $800 a year with your program, Think Inside the Bin is a great tool to help put your paper-recycling bin to work!  If the school participates in the Recycle Challenge aluminum can program, the business can also support the school by bringing beverage cans to the blue and yellow recycling bin.

“Think Inside the Bin” Tools for Schools

• How to "Think Inside the Bin" - Steps to recruit businesses and encourage participation.
• Enrollment Form - The only paperwork required! (pdf)
• Sample Letter to Businesses - Use this sample on your letterhead for mailing to local businesses. (pdf, Microsoft Word version also available)
• Sample Certificate and Window Cling (jpg image) - Promotional pieces that show support of the local school and environment
• Flier to Send Home - Ready to print and send with your students. (pdf, Microsoft Word version also available)

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The Saint Louis County Resourceful Schools Project (RSP) is a collaboration between Cooperating School Districts and Saint Louis County Department of Health to support reducing, reusing and recycling in both schools and communities.