What is Green?
We chose to use Green Business Certification as a way
to approach the design, construction, and operation of
our business. We wanted to help reduce our carbon
footprint impact on our environment while providing the
healthiest work and play space possible.
The responsibility for sustaining our planet as a healthy
environment for future generations rests with us all.
Conservation and sustainability are values that we
share and each day we impart these values to the
children here at Midtown Montessori.
818 NORTH BRANCIFORTE AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95062
Some of the daily Green practices at Midtown Montessori
 | | We provide two snacks and a cooked lunch, nearly all |
| | ORGANIC, fresh and local
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 | | Food is served on glass plates, with real silverware and cloth |
| | napkins, eliminating the need for sack lunches, plastic baggies, box juices etc
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 | | Clean cloth towels for drying after hand washing, eliminating |
| | the need for paper towels
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 | | Florescent dual ballast lights, sun tunnels, sky lights and |
| | ceiling fans
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 | | Low flow toilets and infrared faucets
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 | | Energy efficient and low water use washer and dryer
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 | | Electronic communication and billing
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 | | Recycled paper and envelope free mailing
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 | | Recycle and composting bins available in conspicuous places
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 | | Biodegradable and natural cleansers and detergents
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 | | Paraben FREE hand soaps and lotions
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 | | Chlorine bleach is used as required by licensing standards
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 | | VOC free Harmony interior paint
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 | | Draught resistant and indigenous flora used in landscaping
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 | | Outdoor area less than 25% grass
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 | | The children compost yard waste and leftover food
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 | | Use of programmable drip irrigation
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 | | Recycled materials used in construction |
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