The following sites are neither endorsed nor supported by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. This list is provided to help you find more information about recycling.

MICHIGAN RESOURCES

• Energy Smart Schools Resources Guide  - Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development Energy Office.
• Environmental Education  - This site contains numerous resources for teaching students about the importance of being stewards of the earth and protecting Michigan's natural resources
• Mercury (Phaseout) in Schools  - Over the past several years, numerous mercury spills have been documented in schools, sometimes costing as much as $250,000 to clean up. The high cost and dangers to those exposed have prompted widespread public concern about mercury. As these stories became more widely known, the incidents prompted the Michigan Legislators to take action. According to Public Act 376 of 2000 (Enrolled Senate Bill #1262 ), Michigan schools were required to phase out mercury use in the classroom and in the health (nurse's) office by the end of 2004.  This law applies to liquid (free flowing) elemental mercury, as well as, mercury-containing instruments such as thermometers, barometers, manometers, and sphygmomanometers (blood pressure gauges). 
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources Classroom Activities  
• Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support  - The Environmental Education Curriculum Project seeks to provide middle school students with the opportunity to learn more about Air Quality, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Land Use, Energy and Resources, and Water Quality. 
• Michigan Green School Building  - Green schools are built with the goal of creating clean, healthy, quiet spaces, suffused with natural light, that become ideal learning environments
• Michigan Green Schools  - Is a recognition program highlighting schools that have integrated and implemented green practices.
• Michigan Healthy Schools  - This program provides information for schools to clean out school laboratories of unneeded chemicals and promotes more efficient and safe practices for maintaining school labs.
• Tips to Practice Pollution Prevention (P2) at Home, Work, School, and Play

OTHER RESOURCES

• Book Donations.   The American Library Association maintains this website of resources for book donations, domestic andforeign.
• Create a Paper Recycling Poster  - This site, sponsored by the Paper Industry Association Council, allows you to customize a standard paper recycling poster that can be printed and used in your school.  More information about paper recycling is available on this site.
• Elmer's Glue Bottle and Stick Recycling Program
• Genesee County School Recycling Competition 2008  
• Greening America's Schools : Costs and Benefits / Kats, Gregory. -- [ Washington , DC : Capital E, 2006]. [371.68 K1568g.]
• Healthy Schools
• Higher Education in a Warming World: The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus.    2008 Report sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation.
• Michigan Green School Designation  
• Minnesota Healthy Sustainable Schools Guide and Assessment Tool
• Steps to a Successful School Recycling Program   This pamphlet produced by the Berrien County Resource Recovery Office provides simple steps to set up a recycling program in any school.