Case Studies
In 1994, our Wheelabrator Technologies created The Environmental Symposium, an annual educational program designed to increase environmental and social awareness among middle-school students.
Each school year, 120 students and two dozen teachers from six to eight states focus on developing and implementing practical, long-term solutions to local environmental challenges. The scenarios they choose require a broad and realistic perspective on the two-way impacts of society on the environment, while enabling students to envision flexible and creative solutions to resource-management decisions.
The program culminates with the students presenting their solutions to a VIP Panel at a national symposium. The teams also present their findings to their respective community leaders and local civic groups.
To date, the program has awarded more than $250,000 to participating schools in conjunction with the program.
- Greenopolis Tracking - Founded by a plastic water bottle
- Introducing one of the best ideas under the sun.
- Plugging more people into e-cycling
- Helping The Big Green Bus roll on
- Single-Stream Recycling success in Denver
- Dell Goes Carbon Neutral
- Cascades helps Waste Management print green
- Drink your orange juice and recycle the carton
- Creating positive energy with Audubon Arkansas
- The National Elephant Center
- BMW drives forward with landfill gas
- UNH becomes first university to use landfill gas as primary energy source
- OSHA recognizes Wheelabrator for safety