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Getting Started

John Macartney, Resource Conservation Manager of the Issaquah School District, talks to students about recycling at lunch time.

See the How it Works page which details program steps. The first step is to form a Green Schools team. The next step is to complete a school or school district application. This page provides school and school district application forms.

Eligible Schools and School Districts

Public and private K-12 schools and school districts in King County, outside the City of Seattle, are eligible to participate in the program.

Individual Public and Private Schools in King County

• Complete the School Application Form (Microsoft Word^® Document, 604 K).
• Sign the form, as instructed.
• Fax or mail the form to Dale Alekel, Green Schools Program Manager. Or scan the signed form and email it to Dale Alekel. See contact information below.

School applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

School Districts in King County

• Complete the School District Application Form (Microsoft Word^® Document, 604 K).
• Fax or mail the form to Dale Alekel, Green Schools Program Manager. Or scan the signed form and email it to Dale Alekel. See contact information below.

School district applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Send completed applications via fax, mail or e-mail to:

Ms. Dale Alekel
Green Schools Program Manager
King County Solid Waste Division
201 South Jackson Street, Suite 701
Seattle, WA 98104
Fax: 206-296-4475
dale.alekel@kingcounty.gov

If you have questions about the Green Schools Program, contact Dale Alekel, Green Schools Program Manager, at 206-296-8457.

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