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 Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting:   Web Resources for Students, Teachers, and Schools

Activities, Curriculum, and Materials

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency downloadable curricula.

http://www.thegreenteam.org
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection school website. Contains lessons and factsheets that can be downloaded, along with information on how to obtain containers for school recycling, handouts and other materials at no cost.

http://www.massrecycle.org
Excellent resource for information on Massachusetts, plus links to educational resources.

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Recycling/
Lots of downloadable educational materials for all ages.

http://ei.cornell.edu/
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/resources.html
Educational, downloadable materials for high school students.
Great resources on composting.

http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/landfills/landfills_sum.html
Lesson plans for grades 6-8, good integration of math and science.

http://www.lhsgems.org/gemsguidestopic.html#Earth
Low-cost activities in math and science.

http://www.eelink.net/catalogsofeematerials(individualsources).html 
Links to environmental education materials -- curriculum, books, posters, etc.-- available from individual companies or organizations.

http://eelink.net/eeactivities-solidwaste.html
Links to activities and materials dealing with waste production and disposal, recycling, composting and pollution prevention.

http://www.kidsrecycle.org/recycling.php
Listing of resources for developing recycling, composting, and waste reduction programs.

http://www.cln.org/themes/recycle.html
Links to free and complete lesson plans/activities on solid waste for all ages.

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson308b.shtml
Links to various recycling activities.

http://results.about.com/recycling/#3
Recycling activities for classrooms.

http://tappi.org/paperu/art_class/makingPaper.htm
Several art projects, such as making paper and paper beads.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/links.html
Earth Day/environmental web links for kids.

http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl
School energy conservation ideas and educational materials.

Composting and Vermicomposting

http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/KidStuff/
The Adventures of Vermi the Worm: An interactive game that teaches 8- to 10-year-olds about waste management concepts by following Vermi through the school garden. 
Various other downloadable curricula, especially on composting.

http://mastercomposter.com/
Helpful hints on composting.

http://www.howtocompost.org/cat_education.asp
Listing of educational materials on compost.

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdmain.html
Overview of microbes that make compost and soil.
Microscopic pictures and easy-to-understand explanations.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/w/worms/worms/worms.html
Information on worms and experiments for younger students.

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/index.html
Worms and worm composting.

Recycling-Related Trade Association Web Sites
http://www.NRC-recycle.org
National Recycling Coalition. General information about recycling.

http://www.gpi.org/recycleglass/
Glass recycling information from the Glass Packaging Institute

http://www.paperrecycles.org/
Paper recycling information from the Paper Industry Association Council

http://www.recycle-steel.org
Steel Recycling Institute

http://www.cancentral.com
Can Manufacturers Institute
 
 

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