Go Green Initiative

21st Century Environmental Leadership…

Everlasting Results.

o Naval Officero Momo PTA Presidento Founder, Go Green

Initiativeo Concern for children’s

health, now & in the future

o Desire to teach kids good environmental behavior

o Create change without legislation/taxation – no government impact

How the GGI Began…

The Five GGI Principles•• GGenerate compost

•• RRecycle

•• EEducate

•• EEvaluate environmental impact

•• NNationalize principles of responsible paper consumption

· Office of the Federal Environmental Executive

· National School Boards Association

· National Recycling Coalition & state affiliates

· National Audubon Society Science Div.

· American Forest & Paper Assoc.· PTA’s· And many more…

GGI Partners

Why a Schools Program?

· More people = fewer natural resources

· Schools are a significant source of waste generation in most communities

· Schools can have a long-term impact

· Schools act as a catalyst for the rest of the community

What Makes the GGI Unique…

·Child-centric

·Market Driven

·Measurable Environmental Benefits

·Great Customer Satisfaction

·The Source of our Funding

·Media Relations

Market Share – 2005

· 9 states

· 170 schools

· Affecting the daily lives of 125,000 students and 9,000 teachers.

Market Share – 2006

· 14 states

· 270 schools

· Affecting the daily lives of 230,000 students and 14,000 teachers.

· 46 states, 10 countries, 4 continents

· Over 850 schools

· Affecting the daily lives of 1,061,071 students and 75,439 teachers.

Market Share – 2007

· 50 states, 13 countries, 4 continents

· Over 1750 schools

· Affecting the daily lives of 1,965,252 students and 233,543 teachers.

··ON A BUDGET OF LESS THAN 2 ON A BUDGET OF LESS THAN 2 CENTS PER STUDENTCENTS PER STUDENT

Market Share – 2008

170270

850

1,753

0

200400

600800

10001200

14001600

1800

2005 2006 2007 2008

GGI Schools

Increase in # of GGI Schools

Increase in # of GGI Students

125,000230,000

1,061,071

1,965,252

0200,000400,000600,000800,000

1,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,0002,000,000

2005 2006 2007 2008

GGI Students

9000 14000

75,439

233,543

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

2005 2006 2007 2008

Teachers

Increase in # of GGI Teachers

55%

17%

26%

2%

ElementaryMiddleHigh SchoolPost Secondary

Overall Percentage of Schools by Grade Level

81%

15%

4%

PublicPrivateCharter

Overall Percentage of Schools by School Type

17%

31%

52%

Rural UrbanSuburban

Overall Percentage of Schools by City Type

MMeasurable Environmental Impact

of GGI School Recycling 2005-2008·Go Green schools conserved

the following:· More than 2,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions

·25.7 million gallons of water

·33,000 barrels of oil = over 766,000 gallons of gasoline

·61.5 billion BTU’s of energy

·More than 13,450 cubic yards of landfill space

Goals for 2009

· Train-the-trainer events

· Grants to schools

· Enhanced Communication Capability

· 2009 Go Green Earth Summit

· Translation of GGI Materials to new languages