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- How can I make the world a cleaner place?
- What actions can I take to ensure I am making the world safer?
- How could I learn more about recycling?

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This picturebook engages students in how being an active participant and caring about your environment could lead to positive change. This is the story of a woman named Milly who knew she needed to change something, as her town's landfill was practically overflowing. Then she took matters into her own hands.

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What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling

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Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town's full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the system of numbers you see...

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This interesting, yet important children's picturebook extends beyond recycling and reusing materials and discusses how to create a successful compost pile. It is not doubt students will be engaged in this text!

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Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth

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In this children's book, students can learn ways to make the world a safe and cleaner place by recycling. This text highlights the importance of recycle and key steps to take to ensure we are disposing of our waste properly.

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Earth has a trash problem. How can you help? Join Tyler in learning about recycling. Find out what happens to things when they are recycled. Do your part to be a...

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- What are the aspects of recycling?
- Why should we recycle?
- What aspects of my daily life does recycling affect?

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Don't Trash It! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! by Professor Gusto

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Don't Trash It! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! by Professor Gusto

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This story discusses the importance of the three R's: reducing, reusing, and recycling. Through the book, the students will learn about how to properly dispose of trash and recycling whenever possible.

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Don't Trash it! Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! Conservation for Kids - Children's Conservation Books

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There is only one Mother Earth so it's very important that we take care of it. Don't throw your trash anywhere. Reuse and recycle whatever you can. Where will you...

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- How are animals affected from recycling?
- Are there any negative effects of recycling?
- What problems occur when people do not recycle?
- What consequences exist, if any, for people who do not follow the rules and/or laws about recycling?

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Through this picturebook, students can learn about the devastating effects that improperly disposing of waste can have on the environment. The story discusses what waste in the ocean and how animals are affected by waste.

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What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet

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The Hardcover of the What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet by Jess French at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $25.0 or more!

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What Can You Do With Only One Shoe? by Simon Shapiro

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What Can You Do With Only One Shoe? by Simon Shapiro

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This is a very engaging children's picturebook that used various everyday items to create something entirely different and reuse the item in various ways. Students will remain engaged through this entire text!

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What Can You Do With Only One Shoe?: Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent

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This engaging graphic novel provides insight into how not disposing of waste properly has caused serious problems in the oceans. Highlighting these problems for students and the issues they cause will make students think twice before throwing something away that could be reused or recycled.

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Based on the real-life occurrence of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of floating trash in a remote area of the Northern Pacific Ocean more than twice the...

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- What is "recycling"?
- Why is recycling important?
- What rules and/or laws exist for about recycling?

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This story shows the story of a plastic bag that turns in to many plastic bags when they are not disposed of properly. The bags accumulate on the sides of roads and become harmful to animals. But then, someone comes along the save the day.

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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

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Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on...

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In this children's book, a character named Max the Little Monster does everyone wrong and is not being very proactive in helping the environment. Throughout the book, he learns ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. This important story shows how important it is to learn about recycling and how one can change his or her mindset.

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I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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A new "green" series!: Little Green Books will educate children on what they can do to be more eco-friendly. The books in this line will be made...

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The Berenstain Bears Go Green by Jan Berenstain

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The Berenstain Bears Go Green by Jan Berenstain

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This story highlights the issues that develop when waste is not disposed of properly. In a town filled with pollution, the Berenstain Bears are trying everything in their power to go green and create a safer town.

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The Berenstain Bears live in a wonderful place filled with green grass, blue skies, and lots of furry friends. But on a fishing trip at the creek, the Bear family...

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What Happens at a Recycling Center? by Susan Nations

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What Happens at a Recycling Center? by Susan Nations

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This book using a fun and relatable character, Buddy Bear, to engage students in learning more about recycling. In this story, children learn what process of what happens at a recycling center and where our waste goes when we recycle.

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This story about a boy named Freddy highlights the importance of becoming proactive in taking the necessary steps to ensure the Earth is a clean and safe place.

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Save the Earth! (Ready, Freddy! Series #25)

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Everyone's favorite first grader is back -- and ready to go green! Freddy's first-grade class is learning all about Earth Day, and all about the little things that...

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This engaging and hands-on children's book allows students to gain a better understanding of how to use household items that some people might not use more than once. Students are able to learn new information and ways to recycle and reuse!

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Don't Throw That Away!: A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing (Little Green Books Series)

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You can keep that trash and reuse it in all kinds of wonderful ways! Do you see that old jar? Don't throw that away! You can turn it into...a...

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This book tells a story about a teacher named Mr. Jones who teaches his students the ins and outs about recycling. Students can listen to the story and answer questions about recycling.

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What if everybody threw away old bottles and newspapers, littering the world with glass and plastic and tin cans that should be recycled and made into new...

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The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Nuria Roca

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The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Nuria Roca

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Children can learn about the 3 R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle through this informational story. After reading this story, students will become more aware of the aspects of being conscious of proper waste disposal.

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We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers by Lauren Child 

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Lola is persuaded by her brother Charlie to recycle her old toys, rather than throwing them away. Then she turns to her classmates for help with recycle in an attempt to win a competition. Read this fun picturebook to learn about Lola's experience with recycling!

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We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers (Charlie and Lola Series)

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After Charlie convinces Lola to recycle her old toys instead of throwing them away, Lola discovers a recycling competition. If she can recycle one hundred plastic,...

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The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches

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The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches

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This very engaging story allows students to read the diary of a plastic bottle and its life adventures. This story explains how the plastic bottle is disposed of correctly and remade into something new!

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The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling (Little Green Books Series)

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Learn about recycling from a new perspective! Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line,...

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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh

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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh

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This children's picturebook slightly extends outside the box of recycling and discusses ways to make the world and safer and cleaner place. Through this book, students can learn various ways to help the world.

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Even young children are eager to help the environment - and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.<br...

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In this fun picturebook, a boy named Steve loves finding hidden treasures... in the dumpster! This children's book can teach students how things can be reused and have multiple purposes. Things do not need to be thrown away after its first intended use!

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Through this fun and engaging children's book, the students can learn about the importance of recycling. The students will learn why it is important to recycle.

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Why should I recycle? Confused about recycling? Can't be bothered? This book will make you an expert and get you motivated....

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This engaging and fun children's book is a story about a man named Mr. Gilly. With his large truck, Mr. Gilly travels around the town and picks up any trash or garbage that he finds. Mr. Gilly loves what he does!

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The Hardcover of the Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman, Dan Yaccarino, David Clemesha | at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $25.0 or more!

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Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug by Ellie Bethel

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Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug by Ellie Bethel

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Litterbug Doug is a lazy boy who leaves his garbage wherever he goes. Unfortunately, this is causing many problems for his town. Will Michael Recycle, a recycling superhero, come to the rescue? Read this exciting children's book to find out!

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Litterbug Doug is lazy. He is wasteful. He is messy. But worst of all, he hates recycling! The clean and green town where he lives is in danger from his lazy ways,...

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This is a very helpful informational text that engages students in various ways to recycle. It gives students tips and tricks to recycle properly. This is an invaluable resource!

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This lively and informative handbook explains the process of recycling from start to finish. The book focuses on 5 different types of rubbish - paper, glass,...

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Video: Animals Suffering From Plastic Waste

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Video: Animals Suffering From Plastic Waste

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This video provides images of how animals are affected by plastic waste that is not disposed of properly. It highlights problems that animals may be confronted with when simply going about their daily lives.

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15 Horrific Suffering to Animal Cause Our Plastic Waste

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Through this fun children's picturebook, students can learn about simple ways to sort their garbage. As the students have learned, properly disposing of waste is important!

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Children learn that sorting recycling and giving new life to old things is not only good for the environment. It is a whole lot of fun, too!...

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Video: What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away

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Video: What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away

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This important video explains the different "lives" of three water bottles after they have been used. The video highlights what happens when plastic water bottles are thrown in the garbage and not properly recycled.

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What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce

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This informational article states the impact that littering and not recycling has on animals and wildlife. It also provides alternatives to daily activities people participate in that might be contributing to harming our wildlife.

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Litter and Animals - Preventing injury from rubbish | RSPCA

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We receive 10 calls a day about animals affected by litter - these calls spike in the summer months. Wildlife is the main victim of people's rubbish.

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This interesting article actually highlights the negative impacts that recycling paper has on the environment. This article could create quite the discussion in the classroom, as many students might have preconceived notions that recycling could only positively impact the environment.

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https://www.livestrong.com/article/159591-the-negative-effects-of-recycling-paper/

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1. In this subtopic students will learn about the various negative impacts of not recycling. However, they will also learn about various negative impacts that recycling can have on the environment. Students will participate in an activity formulating an opinion on recycling being mandatory. Then, students will debate against one other student who has a different opinion than them and students will make their cases regarding their position on the topic.
2. Students will reuse various items to make bird feeders. Students can reuse various items, such as water bottles, string, and pencils. Students can bring these items home and use them at home to feed some birds. Rather than hurting animals with our waste, we will create things that they can use and help them out!
3. Students will work independently to create a Glogster post about the negative impacts that not recycling could pose on the environment. These Glogster posts should highly how animals and the environment are effected by waste and what steps people can take to ensure their waste gets disposed of properly.

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This quick two-minute video explains to students ways in which they can help recycle at home, including recycling plastic and paper, picking up trash, and more.

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This video discusses important ways to care for the environment and make the Earth a cleaner and better place. This video could be used over several meetings, as it is lengthy and many discussion points could be created.

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How To Recycle & Take Care of the Environment *FUN* Science for Kids

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This article posted by the EPA provides various resources for students, parents, and teachers to learn more information about recycling and making the world cleaner and safer.

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The following are resources for students and educators on reducing, reusing, and recycling.

On this page:

Recycle City

Explore Recycle City to learn how its residents reduce waste, use less energy, and even save money by doing simple things at home, at work, and in their neighborhoods. (All ages)

Planet Protectors Club

As a Planet Protector, your mission is to improve the world around you by making less trash. You will also help other people learn to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Are you a teacher interested in starting a Planet Protector's Club in your classroom? Learn more on the Planet Protector resource page for teachers. (Grades K-5)

Teach English, Teach About the Environment

EPA's (133 pp, 1.6MB, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) curriculum About PDF) teaches English to adult students while introducing basic concepts about protecting our environment. The curriculum uses a hands-on, multi-sensory, multi-media approach to show how personal behavior can improve the overall environmental well-being of the family, home, and community. (Adults, Educators)

Science Fair Fun

Learn how to do your own environmental science project about reducing, reusing and recycling waste. This booklet is a step-by-step guide to help you design an exciting science fair project that focuses on the 3Rs of waste management-reduce, reuse, and recycle. Use your science fair project to show how the 3Rs lead to resource conservation. Also available in Spanish (Students, Grades 6-8)

Learning By Doing: Students Take Greening to the Community

This booklet, (34 pp, 1.7 MB, Learning By Doing: Students Take Greening to the Community, contains several service-learning projects that focus on various aspects of safe solid waste management, such as recycling, composting, and reducing household hazardous waste. About PDF). (Students, Educators)

The Quest for Less: Activities and Resources for Teaching K-8

The Quest for Less: Activities and Resources for Teaching K-8 provides hands-on lessons and activities, enrichment ideas, journal writing assignments, and other educational tools related to preventing and reusing waste.

This large document includes factsheets, activities, and teaching notes for 6-8 th grade teachers. (Educators, K-8)

Tools to Reduce Waste in Schools

By learning how to properly handle this waste, school officials an have a significant impact on the environment. To make waste reduction efforts and environmental protection feasible and practical for schools and school districts, EPA developed (44pp, 721K, Tools to Reduce Waste in Schools, an easy-to-use guide to help schools and school districts implement new, or expand upon existing, waste reduction programs. About PDF). (Educators)

Pack a Waste Free Lunch

Learn how to be waste-free! EPA developed the Waste-Free Lunch activities to help students learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle items in their school lunches. (Students, Educators)

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Resources for Students and Educators | US EPA

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The following are resources for students and educators on reducing, reusing, and recycling. On this page: Explore Recycle City to learn how its residents reduce waste, use less energy, and even save money by doing simple things at home, at work, and in their neighborhoods.

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This engaging post allows students to better understand the 3 R's. In addition the students can learn more about recycling and how they can make their home and community a clear and safer place.

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Have you ever heard the term the "3Rs"? If you have, you might have wondered what it meant. 3Rs refers to three terms often used when talking about waste: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Reducing is cutting back on the amount of trash we make, reusing is finding a new way to use trash so that we don't have to throw it out, and recycling is using trash to remake new goods that can be sold again.

Why should we use the 3Rs? It's not like we need to worry about what happens to our trash after we put it in the trashcan, right? Wrong! Think about how much you toss out each day. If you multiply that by the 6.7 billion people on our planet... That's a lot of trash! Our landfills can only hold so much garbage. If we keep producing so much waste, we'll run out of room. Using the 3Rs will help us cut back the amount of trash we throw away.

Reducing is simply creating less waste. It's also the best method for keeping our earth clean. Why? Because it stops the problem at the source. By making less waste in the first place, there's less mess to clean up.

Here are a few ways you can help reduce the amount of waste you make:

Pack your lunch in a lunchbox instead of a disposable bag. Although it might be easier to throw away a paper or plastic bag than to carry around a lunchbox, disposable bags create much more trash. If you attend a regular American school that meets 180 days a year, and bring your lunch every day in a reusable lunchbox, you could save 180 bags. If all kids did that, think of how many less bags there would be in landfills!

Also, pack your lunch items in reusable containers instead of disposable ones. Instead of putting your peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a plastic bag, try using some Tupperware that you can use again and again.

Ask your parents to bring their own bags when shopping. Many grocery stores now sell canvas bags that can be brought and reused over and over when shopping. Think about all the plastic or paper grocery bags that could be saved if everyone reused the same canvas bags to carry their groceries in!

Turn off lights when you're not using them. Even though you might not be able to see the waste made from leaving on the lights, it wastes electricity and energy. Cutting back on the amount of electricity you use will not only help the environment, but it will save your parents money too.

Make sure your faucets aren't dripping. After you wash your hands, brush your teeth, or get out of the bath, make sure there's no water dripping from your faucets. Fresh water is a very precious resource, and dripping faucets waste water.

Reusing is taking old items that you might consider throwing away and finding a new use for them. Reusing helps in situations where it isn't possible to reduce.

Here are ways you can reuse items to prevent trash from being created:

Donate clothes that no longer fit you. Instead of throwing away clothes that don't fit, or that you don't like anymore, give them to someone who will want them. Your friends may have younger brothers or sisters who would be able to fit things you've outgrown, or maybe your parents have friends with children who could use them. Even if you don't know anyone who needs your old clothes, you could donate them to a consignment store or a charity so that your clothes will find a home.

You can also donate toys you no longer want. Just like with clothes, unwanted toys can be donated to charities or friends who could use them.

Use plastic groceries bags as trash bags. If your parents often bring home bags from the grocery store, you can ask them to save them instead of throwing them away. Grocery bags can be used as trash bags for small trashcans instead of being thrown away.

Have your parents use worn clothing as cleaning rags. For old clothes that may be too ripped or worn to give away, ask your parents to use those to clean up the house instead of buying cleaning rags. Old t-shirts work well for dusting.

Recycling is the most often advertised of the 3Rs, so it's likely you've heard of it before. Recycling is changing old products into new ones so they can be resold. For example, when you set out bottles and cans to be recycled, they are taken to a plant where they can be reprocessed into many new things. They may be changed in to new bottles or cans, or they could be changed into things like bicycles or asphalt.

The most well-known recycled materials are glass, paper, plastic, and aluminum. Other recyclable materials include batteries, biodegradable waste (like plants and kitchen waste), concrete, electronics, ferrous metals (like steel and iron), textiles (materials like cotton), and timber.

The recycling loop describes the entire recycling process.

First, recycling starts when you or your parents drop materials to be recycled, like bottles and cans, on the curb.
Secondly, collectors come to pick up the materials and take them to a processing plant where they are sorted and processed into raw materials (or materials that can be used to make new items.)
Next, the materials from the plant are sold to manufacturers, or people who make the things you buy. These manufacturers make new items from them.
Finally, you or your parents buy items made from recycled materials, so the process can start all over again.

Learn more about the 3Rs!

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eco*kids: LEARN > Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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1. Students will create a water filtration system in plastic bottles. As a whole class, students will contribute to building a water filtration system with much guidance provided by the teacher. Through this project, the students will learn how not recycling affects the water that we drink and students will also learn how to filter the water to make it cleaner.
2. As a whole class and with collaboration with various adults in the school, the students will work to start a recycling program in the school. There is currently no recycling problem in the school. Every Wednesday and Friday, students will go around to the classrooms during lunch to collect any recyclable items and properly dispose of them.
3. Students will work together to plant a garden. The garden will be used to highlight the importance of reusing various items that can be used in the garden. I intend to give the students guidance with this, but also a lot of freedom to make choices.

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It is important for students to understand why recycling is so important. This relatable video explains the importance of recycling and highlights why students should recycle.

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Why Is Recycling So Important? | Kids Videos

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This article discusses important rules and regulations that everyone should follow when recycling. In the article, students will learn about what to include when recycling and what is not recyclable.

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Some of the typical rules for recycling are given below. Your community's rules may differ. However, regardless of the rules, they should be followed carefully to avoid contaminating the collections. A collection that is contaminated cannot be recycled and will have to be tossed into the regular trash dump.

Newspapers

Keep newspaper separate from other recyclable material.

Wet newspaper can't be recycled. Either cover newspapers on rainy days or until the next recycling day.

Always remove newspaper from plastic delivery bags before recycling. The bags can be saved and recycled at your grocery store or as part of the plastics recycling collection.

Junk Mail and Mixed Paper

Some recycling programs handle mixed paper. If your program does, junk mail and mixed paper can be put into the recycling bins for collection.

If your program does not handle mixed paper, don't include junk mail, cereal boxes, magazines, catalogs and other paper in with your recycIables. However, you may be able to collect them and drop them off elsewhere. Call your city for drop-off locations.

Recycle plastics that have the numbers 1, 2 or 3 surrounded by the recycling arrow symbol on the bottom of the containers or that are labeled "this product can be recycled". Exception: Containers for hazardous chemicals such as oil, paint, cleaning products and medical waste containers should not be placed in recycling bins. Follow community guidelines for disposing of them correctly.

Flatten plastic containers. Step on them before placing them in the recycling bin. They take less space.

You can reuse plastic bags or recycle them. Plastic bags are collected at many grocery stores. They are easy to collect and drop off when you go shopping.

Recycle clear, brown and green glass bottles. Don't include broken glass, light bulbs, mirrors or ceramics.

Before placing containers in your recycling bin, remove all caps, lids and labels, and rinse containers free of any residue.

Don't Wrap Your Garbage when recycling. Recyclables that are bagged cannot be sorted for recycling. Keep recyclables loose.

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This post introduces young students to facts about recycling in a friendly and easy-to-read format. Through this article, students can learn what recycling is, the history of recycling, and more.

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1. Students will create a poster highlighting the importance of recycling. Students will work in pairs to complete this assignment and then present their posters about recycling to the class. The informational and fiction books read while studying subtopic #1 will be available for the students to utilize to complete their assignment.
2. Students will create their own personal book bins from cereal boxes. Students can bring in one empty cereal box from home and boxes will be provided to students who do not bring one. The students will be given the opportunity to decorate these and use them to put their books in.
3. Although this may be ongoing, students will participate in a whole class discussion about ways we can use various recycled materials in the classroom. Then, the class will work together and we gather the necessary materials to carry out the ideas that were brainstormed. An idea could be using old socks as whiteboard erasers.

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This cartoon-like video demonstrates how to recycle properly in an easy format for young students to understand. After watching this 3-minute video, students will be able to recycle with ease!

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This one-minute is a catchy song introducing the three R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Students will be introduced to the three aspects.

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SONGS | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | PBS KIDS

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This post mentions four important reasons why everyone should recycle. Conserving resources, saving energy, protecting the environment, and reducing landfills are the main topics discussed in this short post.

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Why Should We Recycle? | Bryson Recycling

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Recycling helps to protect our environment and our future. Reusing valuable resources ensures a greener future for our children and generations beyond.

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This post on kidshealth.org provides excellent tips that students can use as they learn to recycle. The post also discusses other aspects of the waste disposal hierarchy, such as "reduce" and "reuse".

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What does it mean to be green? "Green" is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment - the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the Earth wouldn't be such a lovely home for us human beings.

Every day, people make choices that affect the amount of trash and pollution that gets produced in our world. What can you do? A whole lot, actually. Here's a four-step guide to being green:

1. Reduce the amount of stuff you use and throw away.

2. Reuse stuff when you can.

3. Recycle cans, bottles, paper, books, and even toys.

4. Enjoy the Earth - walk in the woods, plant a tree, and eat some of the delicious food it produces.

Reduce It!

When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth. For instance, a shorter shower means you used less water and less fuel since your house uses fuel to run the water heater that warmed up the water.

Here's a list of other stuff you can reduce:

Turn off lights you're not using. Better yet, encourage your parents to switch to energy efficient light bulbs, like compact fluorescent light (CFL) or light emitting diodes (LED). They last longer and use less energy. The CFLs should be recycled and do need to be disposed of properly, though, so make sure your mom or dad helps if one breaks.

Turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth.

When you can, walk or ride your bike instead of riding in a car. You'll use less gas - and get some exercise!

Unplug the chargers for your phone and MP3 player when you're not using them.

Put your computer to "sleep" instead of leaving it on with the screensaver running.

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Reuse It!

Sometimes people call ours a "throwaway society." That means that we're a little too willing to throw away old stuff and buy new stuff. Many times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might. For instance, if your baby brother outgrows his plastic basketball hoop, why not give it to another family who has a little kid? That's one less plastic basketball set that they need to buy. It's also one less large plastic toy that needs to be produced, packaged, and shipped to the toy store.

Here are some other ways to reuse the stuff you have:

Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable paper or plastic cups.

Take your own bags - preferably reusable ones - when you go to the grocery store.

Drink tap water instead of buying bottled water. If you don't like how your tap water tastes, a low-cost filtration system could make a difference. Get a reusable water bottle so you can take it with you.

Organize a swap among your friends. What can you swap? Books, toys, even clothes. It's a way for everyone to get something new without spending any money and without throwing a bunch of stuff away. Set aside some items for your swap when you're cleaning your room!

Take paper from your computer printouts and use the other side for more computer printing or just to draw or doodle on.

Recycle It!

Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become "Chief of Recycling" for your household. That means you'll organize the recyclable items in bins, remember to put them on the curb on recycling day, and help remind others which items can be rinsed and recycled.

By separating plastic bottles, cans, bottles, and more, you're reducing the amount of trash that goes to the landfill. What's a landfill? A big mountain of trash, where all the trash trucks go to dump their loads. Recycled goods go instead to a recycling center, where they can be crushed, broken down, and later turned into new cans, bottles, and paper.

What else can be recycled? Sometimes water can be. For instance, some communities take used water - like from the washing machine and shower - and clean it up so it's safe to use for watering the grass and flowers.

Enjoy It!

It's true that trash and pollution are problems, but the Earth remains a huge and glorious place that's ready for you to explore. You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city and state. Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, climb up mountains, and explore lazy creeks.

Experience the outdoors in all sorts of weather - from a sunny day at the beach or lake to a wintry adventure when it snows. And if you're planning a family vacation, suggest a trip to a national treasure, such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, or Chincoteague Island to roam with the wild ponies.

But before you travel the globe, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a spot where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? If so, get out there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root and your garden plants grow from sprigs to big plants full of ripe, red tomatoes or tiny, juicy blueberries. Who knew being green would taste so good?

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Be a Green Kid (for Kids) - Nemours KidsHealth

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You might wonder how you can help protect the Earth. Find out in this article for kids.

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1. Now that students have a clear understanding of what recycling is and many aspects of recycling, students will work together in small groups to create a public service announcement (PSA). The PSA should include brief information about recycling, what can be recycled, and why recycling is important. Each group will take turns, over the series of a few days or weeks, to read this PSA on the morning announcements.
2. Students will work independently to create a Padlet discussed the 3 R's. Collaboration will occur between the classroom teacher and the technology teacher, as the activity can be completed in both classes. The students will then share their Padlets in small groups.
3. Now that students have learned the 3 R's, the students will make cars out of toilet paper rolls. The students may also reuse various additional items to construct their cars. The cars will then be placed in the hallway on display for the school to see.