Go Green Initiative
21st Century Environmental Leadership…
Everlasting Results.

How the GGI Began…
Naval Officer
o
Mom
o
PTA President
o
Founder, Go Green
o
Initiative
Concern for children’s
o
health, now & in the
future
Desire to teach kids good
o
environmental behavior
Create change without
o
legislation/taxation – no
government impact

The Five GGI Principles
Generate compost
•
Recycle
•
Educate
•
Evaluate environmental
•
impact
Nationalize principles of
•
responsible paper
consumption

GGI Partners
· 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…

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.

Market Share – 2007
· 46 states, 10 countries, 4 continents
· Over 850 schools
· Affecting the daily lives of
1,061,071 students and
75,439 teachers.

Market Share – 2008
· 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
CENTS PER STUDENT

Increase in # of GGI
Schools
1,753
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
850
GGI Schools
800
600
400
270
170
200
0
2005 2006 2007 2008

Increase in # of GGI
Students
1,965,252
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,061,071
1,000,000
GGI Students
800,000
600,000
400,000
230,000
200,000 125,000
0
2005 2006 2007 2008

Increase in # of GGI
Teachers
250000 233,543
200000
150000
Teachers
100000
75,439
50000
14000
9000
0
2005 2006 2007 2008

Overall Percentage of
Schools by Grade Level
2%
26%
Elementary
Middle
High School
55%
Post Secondary
17%

Overall Percentage of
Schools by School Type
4%
15%
Public
Private
Charter
81%

Overall Percentage of
Schools by City Type
17%
Rural
Urban
52%
Suburban
31%

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