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15 Things To Make Your Recycling Program Easier To Manage
Teachers, administrators, and parents who have been part of starting a recycling program say time and time again how good it is for their schools and communities. But, how do you ensure the program is a success? And better yet, how do you make it manageable for staff, students, and volunteers? Here are ways to … Continued
How Recycling Can Be the First Great Step Towards Becoming a Zero Waste School
When your school takes steps to become a zero waste school, you’re teaching your students, staff, and families about the role they can personally have on the environment. It’s also an opportunity to reduce your school’s overall carbon footprint. It might seem difficult to go zero waste, but it’s actually pretty manageable when you break … Continued
Here’s What Zero Waste Schools are Doing
These practical ideas can help you get there too!
Free K-12 Lessons to Engage Students in Recycling and Waste Topics
23 comprehensive, hands-on lessons designed for grades K-12.
Four Lesson Module: School Waste Eco-Audit
Students investigate school waste and conduct an eco-audit for their school.
Lesson Plan: Upcycling Competition
Students apply principles of upcycling to build a product from waste materials.
Lesson Plan: Plastic Bottle Planter
Students convert plastic bottles into small desktop planters while learning about waste management.
Lesson Plan: The Story of Electronics
Students write a phone’s biography and explore concepts like “designed for the dump.”
Lesson Plan: Fundamentals of Waste
Guide students to understand why waste management is a critical issue for a sustainable future.