About Green Steps Program for Environmental Education

Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Sonoco Recycling, and DHEC’s Office of Recycling established Green Steps Schools in 2003 as part of South Carolina’s “Resource Conservation Challenge.” This environmental education initiative encourages individual schools to take annual steps toward becoming more environmentally responsible.

Since the 2003-2004 school year, a total of 20 schools have collectively initiated and sustained 25 Green Step Projects. All Green Steps schools share results with other schools across the state and are awarded plaques to display certification earned each year a successful project is completed.

In May 2006, the South Carolina Resource Conservation Challenge Committee officially designated three of the original pilot schools as Certified SC Green Step Schools for initiating and sustaining four Green Step projects at their school.

If your school is interested in participating in Green Steps, please contact:

Heidi Johnson Executive Director Keep the Midlands Beautiful Phone: (803) 733-2526

Jane Hiller Education Specialist Sonoco Recycling Phone: (803) 779-0608