The following is a collection of currently available solid waste education curricula, lesson plans, and other resources. Unless noted otherwise, they are downloadable and/or available for free.
Cornell Waste Management Institute provides the "Trash Goes to School" guide, which provides educational activities about Solid Waste for grades K-12.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Municipal Solid Waste Web site contains interesting facts and statistics on a variety of materials recovered through recycling in the United States.
The National Environmental Protection Agency's Recycle City is an interactive web site with games and activities to add interest to learning about connections between recycling, the environment and the public's health.
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Free educational resources about paper, its use and recycling are available from the Paper Industry Association Council.
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The "Waste in Place" teacher workshop and curriculum supplement is available from Keep Georgia Beautiful at no charge for 20 or more teachers. Each workshop participant will receives a copy of the curriculum as well as additional resources.
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EPA's "The Quest for Less" curriculum provides hands-on lessons and activities, enrichment ideas, journal writing assignments, and other educational tools related to preventing and reducing trash.
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“Service Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom” is a 25-page booklet that describes how students across the country are gaining hands-on awareness of waste reduction, recycling, and composting, through solid waste service-learning projects.
Are you looking for a fun, easy way to teach students about recycling and the environment? If so, the Can Manufacturers Institute is about to make your life very easy. Easy as A-B-C, that is! (Aluminum Beverage Cans)
Curriculum is FREE!
This lesson plan kit addresses recycling rechargeable batteries while developing students' math, science and history skills.
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This video and workbook from the Garden Club of Georgia increases awareness of litter and its consequences. These educational materials, designed for 8-10 year olds, also show ways to help make Georgia a more beautiful state. $11.00 (plus tax and shipping) for both.
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An Ounce of Prevention is the National Science Teachers Association's middle school source reduction curriculum. This curriculum is an excellent way for you and your students to understand the need to prevent waste and use less stuff.
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Discover the wealth of information, activities, lessons, and links about solid waste for middle grades teachers and students at Clean Sweep U.S.A.
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To find additional solid waste education resources that may be offered by your local nature center, city/county government, etc., please search EEinGeorgia’s Resource Database. Just select your county from the County Served menu, “Recycling/Waste Management” from the Focus menu and any other search criteria you desire.
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