| Developed comprehensive recycling programs in Madison County schools |
| Developed education programs in Madison County schools based on the principle of the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle. Added Fourth R (rethink) in 2000 |
| Taught in over 25,000 school classrooms across the Country |
| Developed Earth Flag Celebration Assembly - awards recycling schools |
| Received grants from the IL DCCA totaling $70,000 for school recycling programs |
| Assisted schools in attaining County grants totalling over $250,000 |
| Assisted schools in attaining recycled tire running track grants for over $400,000 |
| Assisted schools receiving DCCA recycled tire track grants with $15,000 each totaling $90,000 |
| First County in the state to offer school vending machines housing 100% recycled content notebook paper, recycled content Ecowriter pencils and recycled tire/plastic pens stressing "completing the loop" by buying recycled |
| Assisted schools in textbook recycling program recycling over 47 tons of books |
| Provided schools with 35,000 student held chalkboards and wipe-off slates to schools for waste reduction drill and practice |
| Provided funds to purchase reusable plates and silverware for parochial and private schools using Styrofoam |
| Provided 10% matching grants for recycled tire chip mulch for playgrounds - $97,000+ |
| Held teacher workshop and in-services on vermi-composting |
| Provided in-service training for the IL DCEO |
| Provided 20% matching grants for recycled plastic park benches and picnic tables - 265 benches for $75,000 |
| Developed New Great Paper Contest - $6,000 prize money based on pounds of paper collected per capita. (Public & Parochial schools each have their own contests) |
| Provided $16,000 grants for poured in place recycled tires for playgrounds |
| Held two Recycling Coordinator Workshops |
| Developed TRASHformations - a recycled sculpture contest, added Mingled Mask and TRASHinventions in 2009 |
| Purchased 364 recycled content benches and 55 recycled content picnic tables - $93,088.23 – by recycling 1,765,000 milk jugs at curbside and bringing the lids to school |
| Received Illinois Recycling Association's award for "Outstanding Achievements in Recycling Education for 1992" |
| Received Illinois Environmental Education Association "Environmental Educator of the Year Award for 1994" |
| Received National Association of Counties Achievement Award for 1996 School Recycling Program |
| Received "Lion Fellow" Award in 2007 for partnership with schools and local Lions Clubs to collect Eyeglasses and Keys for past years |