<!--StartFragment-->Parents, teachers, facilities managers, and students can share ideas and information about schools going green on a new citywide website, Green Schools NYC. Green schools experts can post links, ideas, and information, while people looking for ideas and advice on greening schools can find them on the site, or ask experts for information.

The more users who  join the website, the more useful it will be for both experts and newbies. Already participating on the site are parents and teachers at schools that have worm composting projects (that give kids a science lesson while reducing food waste) and parents at schools who are throwing green-themed fall festivals.

TheLinks and Resources page contains links to local organizations that provide programs, advice, and curriculum on schools going green, including one where children visit farms and cook meals with freshly picked vegetables. The new site makes it easy to post documents, such as the Back To School Green Schools Supplies memo posted by a mom at PS 334, which can be downloaded and adapted by other schools.<!--more-->

Other websites around the city also provide information on greening schools. The Department of Sanitation has one of the most helpful website called NYCWastele$$ with lots of information for schools.

Did you know that New York City public schools New York City schools produce hundreds of thousands of tons of solid waste every year? That recycling in schools is mandatory, and no excuse should prevent a school from recycling?

The Green Schools NYC website is hosted by the Green Schools Alliance, a national nonprofit network of schools helping schools go green, and (full disclosure) I have been involved in getting it off the ground. Please visit Green Schools NYC, become a member, and add content to the site if you have ideas or information to share about New York schools going green.

And, please,  share your ideas here on Insideschools  as well!<!--EndFragment-->