- Trace
Your Waste
- (Adapted from Recycling:
Mining Resources from Trash
- Cornell Waste Management
Institute)
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- GRADE LEVELS:
4-6
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- SUBJECT AREAS:
social studies, home economics, math
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- CONCEPT:
Youth can explore their community by finding out what is done
with the waste they produce, e.g. trash, and sewage.
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- OBJECTIVE:
To make students aware of where their own waste ends up and
realize that this has an impact on the quality of our lives.
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- MATERIALS:
Map of town or county
Paper, pencil
Telephone
Resource people:
- county government
Board of Supervisors
recycling coordinator
Department of Public Works
county planners
- Places:
- Landfill
Incineration plant
Recycling facility
Composting facility
Other waste disposal facility
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- KEYWORDS:
solid waste
- PROCEDURE:
- 1. Identify all the waste disposal
options in your community.
- 2. Mark them on a map.
- 3. Decide where various types of
garbage can go. Each item may have several options.
- 4. Think about what recycling and
composting options are available in your community. Are there
others that would be desirable? If so, make recommendations
to the appropriate local government authorities.
- 5. Optional: Use the information
you gather to write a report on waste disposal or create a bulletin
board or exhibit.
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