Casey Fritz is the Schools & Community Recycling Coordinator for Marin Sanitary Service, the private waste hauler servicing central Marin County. She focuses on the partnership with Zero Waste Marin Schools, achieving compliance with state laws such as AB 341 and AB 1826 at school and community sites, education and training, and running the recycling facility tour program. Prior to joining MSS, she worked at the local nonprofit SEI contracted for educational work on the Zero Waste Marin Schools Program as the project manager. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Marine Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Leveraging Hauler Resources for County Zero Waste Schools Program
This part of the session will focus on how private waste hauler Marin Sanitary Service utilizes its own education program and staff to partner with the County of Marin and SEI to support school sites enrolled in its Zero Waste Schools Program. The session will touch on strategies in partnership development, education and training, infrastructure, and school onboarding. It will also cover how the MSS Schools Coordinator assesses school waste streams to ensure delivery of correct services, and continues monitoring to adjust service as schools improve recycling and composting efforts. The session will focus on how all parties are able to work together to provide comprehensive school site support, as well as how this close partnership has allowed MSS and the County to prepare other schools for future enrollment in the program. This has facilitated faster and more efficient site launch as the program and partnerships have grown, which helps the County move the needle on zero waste.

Casey Poldino is a Waste Management Specialist with the County of Marin and Zero Waste Marin. Casey has been with the County since 2015 working on outreach, education, and Zero Waste Programs. She designed the Zero Waste Schools Program in 2016 to advance recycling and composting efforts in all K-12 schools. This ongoing program provides education, training, and infrastructure to enrolled schools. Prior to her work with the county, Casey managed the Community Recycling Program with Conservation Corps North Bay and worked with partners on sustainable materials management. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Humboldt State University.

County-Wide Implementation of a Zero Waste Schools Program
The County of Marin has a population of approximately 261,000. We are made up of 11 cities and towns and unincorporated Marin. We have 5 resource haulers and 18 school districts. The Zero Waste Schools Program is designed to work with public schools first; from elementary to the high school level. For this session, we will focus on the 17 enrolled schools being serviced by Marin Sanitary Service. This presentation will outline the resources, education, and logistics it takes to run an effective program with individual schools.