1 point 2-3 points 4-5 points The school protects its water In addition, the school has smart irrigation and In addition, the school demonstrates a from contaminants; cleans its landscaping that is water-efficient; conducts substantial amount of reduction in water-use drinking water fountains and annual water audits and controls leaks; installs compared to baseline (~30 percent reduction controls lead in drinking some water-conserving fixtures and/or for landscape irrigation, and ~20 percent for water. appliances (e.g. waterless urinals, dual-flush building water consumption); makes use of toilets, appliances); can demonstrate a modest alternative water sources for irrigation (e.g. (5-10 percent) amount of reduction in gray water; rainwater harvesting); restricts compared to baseline; and has some all newly installed toilets, urinals, lavatory amount of grounds devoted to ecologically faucets and showerheads to those that are beneficial uses. WaterSense labeled; uses other creative measures for protecting and conserving water at the school site (e.g. bioswales for controlling storm water runoff; reducing impermeable surfaces); and devotes substantial amount of grounds to ecologically beneficial uses. Element 1C: Reduced waste production and improved recycling and composting programs 5 points 1-2 points 3-4 points 5 points School monitors its hazardous In addition, school also has a pollution School also has made substantial, measured waste and disposes of it as prevention approach to reduce the use of progress towards a waste” goal; has a “zero required by state law; has a hazardous chemicals; recycles computer and recycling program that diverts ~50 percent or recycling program that diverts electronics responsibly; purchases some more of its solid waste (including organics at least 20 percent of its solid electronics with certification; uses substantial like yard waste and food waste); purchases waste (but no organics/ amount of certified” cleaning substantial amounts of paper with ~30 “third-party compost); purchases some products; has a recycling program that diverts percent or more recycled content, and paper with some recycled at approximately one third of its solid waste chlorine-free; has an content; uses some (some organics/ compost, such as yard waste); purchasing policy and a hazardous certified” cleaning waste management policy that reduces and
1 point 2-3 points 4-5 points The school protects its water from contaminants; cleans its drinking water fountains and controls lead in drinking water. In addition, the school has smart irrigation and landscaping that is water-efficient; conducts annual water audits and controls leaks; installs some water-conserving fixtures and/or appliances (e.g. waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, appliances); can demonstrate a modest (5-10 percent) amount of reduction in compared to baseline; and has some amount of grounds devoted to ecologically beneficial uses. In addition, the school demonstrates a substantial amount of reduction in water-use compared to baseline (~30 percent reduction for landscape irrigation, and ~20 percent for building water consumption); makes use of alternative water sources for irrigation (e.g. gray water; rainwater harvesting); restricts all newly installed toilets, urinals, lavatory faucets and showerheads to those that are WaterSense labeled; uses other creative measures for protecting and conserving water at the school site (e.g. bioswales for controlling storm water runoff; reducing impermeable surfaces); and devotes substantial amount of grounds to ecologically beneficial uses. Element 1C: Reduced waste production and improved recycling and composting programs 5 points 1-2 points 3-4 points 5 points School monitors its hazardous waste and disposes of it as required by state law; has a recycling program that diverts at least 20 percent of its solid waste (but no organics/ compost); purchases some paper with some recycled content; uses some certified” cleaning In addition, school also has a pollution prevention approach to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals; recycles computer and electronics responsibly; purchases some electronics with certification; uses substantial amount of “third-party certified” cleaning products; has a recycling program that diverts at approximately one third of its solid waste (some organics/ compost, such as yard waste); School also has made substantial, measured progress towards a “zero waste” goal; has a recycling program that diverts ~50 percent or more of its solid waste (including organics like yard waste and food waste); purchases substantial amounts of paper with ~30 percent or more recycled content, and chlorine-free; has an purchasing policy and a hazardous waste management policy that reduces and
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