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    The Road to the Landfill

    A student investigation of the path of waste.

    The Road to the Landfill outlines a hands-on, how does it work investigation of the

    path of waste from classroom and home to the landfill and more. This plan helps stu-

    dents identify the method and cost of the their own waste disposal and the associated

    environmental implications and protections. The intention is that with an understand-

    ing of the process of solid waste management, students will make educated choices on

    their own solid waste reduction in the future. This lesson has real-world applications in

    technology, math, careers, environment, and geography.

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    The Road to the

    Landfill

    Createdfor:

    Lewisand

    Clark

    County

    DontWasteMontanaProgram

    316NorthParkAvenue, Helena,Montana59623

    4064478028

    Contact:EmilyPost,SustainabilityCoordinator

    Created

    by:

    CamasProjectSolutions CaddyShackManagementServices

    JenDowning JeanneCaddy

    POBox1,WiseRiver,Montana59762 POBox121,Divide,Montana59727

    [email protected] [email protected]

    406960

    4855

    406

    267

    3354

    April2013

    Toaccessthislessononline,visit:

    DontWasteMontana

    http://DontWasteMontana.org

    The Road to the Landfill

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    Teacher

    Resources

    1.Introduction

    Introduction

    FindYourSolidWasteProfessional

    LessonInformation

    2.ToolstoCoordinateyourLesson

    FieldtripInformationFormsharewithyoursolidwasteprofessionalstodocumentdetailsofyourlessonandtrips.

    SampleParentPermissionForm

    3.TeacherVersionsofStudentWorksheets

    MySchoolGarbageTeacherVersion:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleavestheschool

    MyHomeGarbageTeacherVersion:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleaveshome.

    InMyGarbageTeacherVersion:Aninvestigationofthematerialsfoundinstudentstrash.

    FieldTripWorksheet(2pages)TeacherVersion:Tracktrashinformationfromhomeandschooltorecycler,wastetrans

    ferstationandlandfill.

    SampleMap:Studentscreateageographicmaporaprocessmapofthetrashroute.

    The Road to the Landfill

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    Teacher

    Introduction

    Background

    TheRoadtotheLandfillisde

    signedtobeaframeworklesson

    to

    lead

    students

    and

    teachers

    throughaninvestigationoftheir

    ownsolidwastestreamwithhelp

    fromtheirsolidwasteprofes

    sional.Theinvestigationprovides

    ahowdoesitworkhandson,

    realworld,investigationofthe

    wastestream.Figure1showsthe

    logicalprogression

    of

    apossible

    investigation,althougheachin

    vestigationmaybeslightlydiffer

    ent.Theintentionofthelessonis

    forstudentstofollowtheirnatu

    ralcuriositytounderstandthe

    wastestreamanddevelopalogi

    calreasoning

    for

    why

    reducing

    solidwasteisimportant.

    Thelessonwasdevelopedunder

    theDontWasteMontanapro

    graminLewisandClarkCounty.

    TheprogramservedBroadwater,

    JeffersonandLewisandClarkcounties.DontWasteMontanahelpsruralMontanacommunitiesmanagesolid

    wastedisposal

    practices

    by

    providing

    tools

    needed

    to

    reduce

    the

    amount

    of

    solid

    waste

    delivered

    to

    transfer

    stations,

    whichultimatelyendsupinlandfills.Formore,visithttp://DontWasteMontana.org.

    GettingStarted

    TheRoadtotheLandfillshouldbetailoredtoyourownwastestream,yourinterest,andyourresources.

    1. Workwithyoursolidwasteprofessionaltoidentifyyourwastestream,resourcesavailabletoyou,andinvolve

    Figure

    1:Logicalinvestigationofthewastestream

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    Find Your

    Solid WasteProfessional

    FindYourSolidWasteLocations&SolidWasteProfessional

    MontanaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityhostsanonlinemappingprogrammarkingthelocationsofsolid

    wastefacilities.Findyourlocation,thenusethemappingprogramtofindtheclosestsolidwastefacilities.InMon

    tana,typically

    there

    is

    one

    waste

    transfer

    site

    and

    one

    landfill

    to

    serve

    each

    county,

    but

    not

    in

    all

    cases.

    Link:http://goo.gl/maps/92ghJ

    MontanaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityRecyclingDivisioncanalsobeahelpfulresourceofstatewiderecy

    clinginformationandcontacts:

    Link:http://deq.mt.gov/Recycle/default.mcpx

    DontWasteMontanahostsanonlineresourceofrecyclinglocationsstatewide.

    Link:

    http://DontWasteMontana.org

    Theremaybeothersolidwasteorrecyclingresourcesavailabletoyou.ContactDontWasteMontana,Montana

    DepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality,oryourlocalsolidwastepersonneltoidentifyotherpossiblefacilities.

    WorkingWithYourSolidWasteProfessional

    ASolidWasteManageristypicallyacountyemployeewhooverseesoperationsatthelandfill.TheSolidWaste

    Manageroverseeslandfillemployees,manageslandfilloperations,negotiatescostsofservices,andensuresenvi

    ronmentalprotectionsareinplace.Eachlandfillisindependentandmayprovidedifferentservices.Providingan

    opportunityforstudentsandresidentstoviewthelandfillandunderstandtheirwastestreamispartofthejob.

    Thereareothersolidwasteprofessionalsinyourwastestreamthatmayalsobehelpful,includinggarbagehaul

    servicesorwastetransfersiteoperators.

    Whencontactingyoursolidwasteprofessional:

    1.Introduceyourselfandwhereyouarecallingfrom.

    2.Briefly

    describe

    the

    project

    and

    your

    intention

    of

    the

    project.

    Askquestionsaboutyoursolidwastestream[Foryourschool,whatisthepathofwasteandwhois

    responsibleforeach(i.e.city?county?privatecorporation?)?Doesthisvaryforthehomesof

    studentsinyourclass?Wherearethefacilitieslocated?]

    3.Brieflydescribewhatyouwouldlikeassistancewithandwhen.

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    Lesson

    Information

    Level

    Thislessonisdesignedtomeeta4thgradelevel;however,itscontentcaneasilybeutilizedatanylevel.

    Lesson

    Purpose

    ThepurposeofTheRoadtotheLandfillistoprovideaHowdoesitwork?investigationofthewastestreamusedby

    thestudents.Theinformationprovidedinthislessoncreatesaframeworktoguidetheinvestigation,whileeachloca

    tionmayhaveadifferentwastestreamtofollow.Theintentionofthelessonisforstudentstofollowtheirnaturalcuri

    ositytoestablishanunderstandingandvalueofsolidwastemanagementtopromotestudentschoicestoreducesolid

    wasteinthefuture.

    Format

    Teachersandsolidwasteprofessionalsworktogethertoguidestudentsinvestigationbothintheclassroomandona

    fieldtrip.Studentsexpandtheirinvestigationtotheirschoolandhome.Theformatmaybetailoredtotheinterestand

    resourcesavailable;however,werecommendthefollowingformat:

    Classroom:Studentsareintroducedtobasicconceptsintheclassroomandcompletetheclassroomworksheet.Con

    siderinvitingyoursolidwasteprofessionaltovisittheclassroom.Studentsresearchtheirwastestreamattheschool.

    Studentstakethehomeworksheettoresearchtheirhomewastestream.

    Field

    Trip:

    Studentsfollow

    the

    path

    of

    their

    waste

    stream

    from

    the

    school

    to

    the

    landfill

    (i.e.

    visit

    the

    waste

    transfer

    sta

    tion,visitthelandfill,visittherecyclingcenter).Studentsshouldcompletetheremainingworksheetsduringthefield

    trip.

    Discussion:Attheendofthefieldtrip,discusstheresultsofthestudentsinvestigation.Helpstudentsdrawconclusions

    fromtheirinvestigationusingthediscussionguides.Theresultsofthediscussionwillvarybetweensolidwastestreams

    andstudentabilitylevel.

    Goals

    Attheendofthisinvestigationstudentsshould:

    understandthesolidwastestreamusedbytheirschoolandtheirhome.

    understandinconcepthoweachportionofthesolidwastestreamworks;forexample,wastetransferfunction,

    recyclingcenterprocesses,basicstructureofalandfill,orotherportionsofthesolidwastestream.

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    Lesson

    Information(continued)

    Keywords

    Thefollowingkeywordsmaybeutilizedduringthislesson;however,theremaybeadditionsoromissionsdependingon

    yourparticularwastestream:

    landfill,wastetransferstation,ton,recycle,solidwaste,

    LessonNotes

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    Leading a

    StudentDiscussion

    Discussion

    Aidingstudentsinprocessingtheinformationtheylearnedisacriticalpieceoftheinvestigation.Duringtheclasswork

    andfieldtrip,studentscollectedbackgroundinformationanddataontheirsolidwastestream.Thenextstepistoap

    plythat

    information

    in

    ameaningful

    way.

    Consider

    holding

    your

    student

    discussion

    with

    your

    solid

    waste

    professional

    present,perhapsattheendofafieldtrip,sothatyoursolidwasteprofessionalcanhelpanswerquestions.Thisinvesti

    gationisdesignedtoleadagroupthroughanexaminationoftheirsolidwastestream,therefore,resultsofeachinves

    tigationwillvary.However,therearesomeimportantpointsthatcanbepartofastudentconversation:

    Economics:

    Whiletonsoftrash,recyclingsystems,andhowtrashismovedisoftennewtostudents,noneofthemmaybemore

    interestingthanhowmuchiscosts.Studentseasilylatchontotheimportanceofmoneyatmostanyage.Thecostof

    solidwastedisposalandrecyclingcanbestaggering.Studentscanattempttoquantifythecostofsolidwastedisposal

    bycalculating:

    Costpermiletomovetrashcalculatebasedonthemilestraveledfromtheschool

    Costpertontodisposeoftrashcalculatebasedonthetonsperyeargeneratedbyschoolandhome.

    Costtorecycle,suchasproducttransferofrecycledgoods.

    Costtomaintainfacilities,equipmentandemployees.

    Environment:

    Studentsmayhaveshowninterestintheenvironmentalimplicationsofsolidwastedisposal.Considerdiscussingthe

    following:

    Whatprotectionsareinplaceatthefacilitiesyouvisitedtoprotecttheenvironment?

    Howdosolidwasteprofessionalsknowthattheenvironmentissafe?

    Whatpartsoftheenvironmentcouldbeatrisk?(Groundwater?Streamwater?Air?Birdsandotherwildlife?)

    Whataretheimpactstotheenvironmentlongfromnow?(forexample,whatwillhappenwhenthelandfillis

    filled?Afteritisfilled,whatwillhappentothetrashinside?Howlongwilltheenvironmentbesafe?Whatcould

    disruptthesafetytotheenvironment?

    Community:

    Whatimpactsdosolidwastedisposaloperationshaveonacommunity?Forexample,whatisnearbythelandfill?Near

    the other sites visited?Would students want to live near the landfill? Near the other sites visited?Why or why not?

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    Additional

    Resources

    AdditionalResources

    Thefollowinglistprovidesreferencestoadditionalresources:

    ReduceReuseRecycle

    EnvironmentalActivities

    for

    Kids

    GreatWaystoProtecttheEnvironment

    RecyclingProgramEducatorCareer

    EarthFriendlyActivitiesforKids

    DontThrowThatOut!

    http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/creativewaystorepurposereuseandupcycleoldthings/

    http://pinterest.com/candacefox/upcycleandrepurposing/

    Composting

    Reduce,Reuse,

    Recycle:

    Composting

    Compost:WhatisIt?

    CompostingBins

    MonitoringCompostMoisture

    TheCompostPile

    CompostingTipsandInformation

    SchoolCompostingResources

    KidsCompostingToolkit(PDF)

    TheCompostConnection(PDF)

    KidsRecipes

    for

    Composting

    (PDF)

    HowtoCompostwithScrapsandRefuse

    TheAdventuresofHermantheWorm

    CompostingwithWillietheWorm

    BuildingaWormFarm

    WormCompostingforKids

    AerobicDecomposition

    ResponsibleUseofResources

    BackyardBiology

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    CLASSROOM VISIT

    How many students: ____________Grade level: _________

    FIELD TRIP

    Landfill personnel who will be conducting field trip tour

    Estimated length of landfill visit: _____________________

    What students can expect to learn during the classroom visit:

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________________

    School : ________________________________________________________________________________

    Teacher's name: _________________________________________________________________________

    Date and time of classroom visit: ____________________________________________________________

    Road to the Landfill

    Classroom AND Landfill Field Trip Information Form

    School address: __________________________________________________________________________

    Solid Waste Manager: ____________________________________________________________________

    (if other than Solid Waste Manager): ________________________________________________________

    Designated meeting place at landfill: _________________________________________________________

    Phone: _________________Ext. __________________ Email: ____________________________________

    Phone: _________________Ext. __________________ Email: ____________________________________

    Phone: _________________Ext. __________________ Email: ____________________________________

    Date and time of field trip: __________________________ Inclement weather date: _________________

    Name of landfill:_________________________________________________________________________

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    My School

    GarbageDothemath...

    How much trash does your school generate?

    Teacher Version

    Howmuchtrashfromyourclassroom?(Theanswerstoquestions14couldbeavolume,weight,orboth)

    1. Whatisthecapacityofthetrashcaninyourclassroom?

    Considerlookingatthebottomofthecanforastampofvolumeorhavestudentsmeasurevolume.

    2.Howfullisitattheendoftheschoolday?

    i.e.Completelyfull?Halffull?Quarterfull?

    3.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedinyourclassroomeachweek? (Thisistheamountoftrashinonedayaddedup5times,oneforeachday)

    Weightwouldbebestasitappliestotheestimateoftonsproducedbytheschool. [Poundsoftrashperweek=poundsperdayx5schooldaysperweek]

    4.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedinyourclassroomeachyear?(ThisistheamountoftrashInoneweekaddedforeachweekofschool)

    [Poundsoftrashperyear=poundsperweekx40weeksofschool]

    Howmuchtrashfromyourschool?

    Interviewyourschoolcustodianforhelpansweringquestion5.Thegarbagehaulingcompanythatemptiesyourschooldumpstermightbeabletohelptoo.

    5.Whatistheweightofthetrashthatyourschoolproduceseachweek?(Forexample,ifyourdumpsterisemptiedonceperweek,thenthiscouldbethesize

    ofyourdumpster)

    Pounds

    can

    be

    estimated.

    Students

    could

    also

    investigate

    the

    volume

    of

    the

    dumpster

    and

    compare

    it

    to

    the

    classroom

    can

    volume.

    6.Whatistheweightofthetrashyourschoolproduceseachyear?(Thisistheamountyourschoolproducesinaweekaddedforeachweekofschool).

    [Poundsoftrashperyear=poundsperweekx40weeksofschool]

    TonsofTrash

    Landfillsmeasuretrashbytons,whichisaweight.Inordertocomparethetrashcreatedbyyourschoolwiththetrashsenttothelandfill,weneedtoknowhowmany

    tonsyourschoolproduceseachyear.Thereare2,000poundsin1ton.Askforhelptoestimatehowmanytonsoftrashleaveyourschooleachyear.Youwillusethis

    numberon

    your

    field

    trip.

    7.Numberoftonsoftrashmyschoolproduceseachyear=[Tonsoftrashperyear=Poundsoftrashperyear2000pounds] The Road to the Landfill

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    My Home

    GarbageDothemath...

    Howmuchtrashdoesyourhomeproduce?

    1.Describehowmuchtrashiscreatedbyyourhomeeachweek.

    Doyou

    use

    agarbage

    can?

    Do

    you

    live

    in

    aplace

    like

    an

    apartment

    where

    many

    people

    put

    their

    trash

    into

    one

    dumpster?

    In

    eithercase,describehowmuchtrashyourhomeproduceseachweek.Forexample,Wefillonegarbagecaneachweek.The

    garbagecanholds30gallons,soweproduce30gallonseachweek orWefillonegarbagebagtwiceaweekandtakeittothedumpster.Eachbagholds10gal

    lons,sowecreate20gallonsoftrasheachweek.

    Thiscanbedescribedanywayitmakessensetothestudent.Encouragestudentstouseweightsinceitcomparestotheschool,butnotallstudentswillbe

    abletoweightheirgarbage.

    2.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedbyyourhomeeachyear? Thisistheamountoftrashyourhomeproduceseachweekaddedtogether52timessincethere

    are52weeksinoneyear.

    [Poundsoftrashperyear=poundsoftrashperweekx52weeksinayear]

    TonsofTrash

    Canyouweighyourtrashtomeasurethenumberofpoundsoftrashyourhomeproducesinaweek?Landfillsmeasuretrashbytons,whichisaweight.Inorderto

    comparethetrashcreatedbyyourhomewiththetrashsenttothelandfill,weneedtoknowhowmanytonsyourhomeproduceseachyear.Thereare2,000pounds

    in1ton.Askforhelptoestimatehowmanytonsoftrashleaveyourhomeeachyear.Youwillusethisnumberonyourfieldtrip.

    3.Numberoftonsoftrashmyhomeproduceseachyear=[Tonsoftrashperyear=Poundsoftrashperyear2000]

    Howisyourtrashmoved?

    4.Wheredoesthetrashgoafteritleavesyourhouse?

    Thiswillbedifferentforeachstudent,forexampleWasteTransferStation,thenLandfill.Encouragestudentstoidentifywhereeachsiteis.

    5.Howmuchdoesitcostyourfamilyfortrashserviceeachyear?Howisitpaidandtowhom?

    Have

    students

    ask

    their

    family

    for

    the

    cost

    and

    how

    it

    is

    paid.

    How much trash does your home generate?

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    In My

    Garbage

    YourSchoolGarbage

    Lookinyourclassroomgarbagecanandexaminethetrash.

    1.

    What

    materials

    do

    you

    see?

    (Plastic?

    Paper?

    Cardboard?)

    Forexample,paperandplastic.

    2.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway?Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?

    Forexample,thepaperandplasticcouldberecycled.

    YourHomeGarbage

    Lookinyourhomegarbageandexaminethetrash.

    3.Whatmaterialsdoyousee?(Plastic?Paper?Cardboard?)

    Forexample,plastic,cardboard,foodwaste,useddiapers.

    4.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway?Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?

    Forexample,theplasticandcardboardcouldberecycled.Thefoodwastecouldbecomposted.Idontthinkthatwecandoanythingelsewiththe

    dirtydiapers,butwecouldusereusablediapersinsteadofdisposablediapers.

    What is in your trash?

    Teacher Version

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    List the path of trash at your school:

    1. Classroom garbage can

    2. School Dumpster

    3. Garbage Truck

    4. xxxxxxCity Waste Transfer Station

    5. xxxxxx County Landfill

    How many tons of garbage leave your

    school each year (from your My School

    Garbage worksheet)?

    # tons per year

    Who pays for garbage to be hauled?

    i.e. The school district. Information could come

    from principal.

    How much does it cost?

    i.e. $ per year

    Does your school recycle? Circle one

    YES NO

    Does your school do anything else with

    its waste (for example, does your school

    compost lunch room waste?) Circle one

    YES NO

    List the path of trash at your home:

    1. Kitchen garbage can

    2. Garage garbage can

    3. Dad moves can to the transfer station.

    4. xxxxxxCity Waste Transfer Station

    5. xxxxxx County Landfill

    How many tons of trash leave your home

    each year (from your My Home Gar-

    bage worksheet)?

    # tons per year

    Who pays for garbage to be hauled?

    My parents in their taxes or in their rent.

    How much does it cost?

    $ per year

    Does your home recycle? Circle one

    YES NO

    Does your home do anything else with its

    waste (for example, does your home

    compost food waste?) Circle one

    YES NO

    HomeSchoolThe Road to

    the Landfill

    Name:

    Teacher Version

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    N

    Myhouse

    Dumpster

    Recycler

    Lake

    Landfill

    Myschool

    MyRoadtotheLandfill SampleStudentMap

    2.5miles

    4.75miles

    1.75miles

    NOTES

    Wehaulourowntrashtoadumpsite.Then

    dumpstersare

    moved

    to

    the

    transfer

    station

    andthenatruckhaulsittothelandfill. We

    alsohaulourrecyclingtotherecyclingcen

    terourselves. Weneverdrivetothelandfill.

    Thegarbagetruckcomestomyschooland

    takesthetrashtothelandfill. Wedont

    havearecyclingprogramatmyschool.

    Garbagetruck

    4miles

    7miles

    WasteTransferFacility

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    Student

    Worksheets

    1. MySchoolGarbage:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleavestheschool.

    2. MyHomeGarbage:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleaveshome.

    3.

    In

    My

    Garbage:

    An

    investigation

    of

    the

    materials

    found

    in

    students

    trash.

    4. FieldTripWorksheet(2pages):Tracktrashinformationfromhomeandschooltorecycler,waste

    transferstationandlandfill.

    5. Map:Studentscancreateageographicmaporprocessmapoftherouteoftheirtrash.

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    The Road to the Landfill

    Investigating the Path of Your Trash

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    My School

    GarbageDothemath...

    How much trash does your school generate?

    Howmuchtrashfromyourclassroom?(Theanswerstoquestions14couldbeavolume,weight,orboth)

    1. Whatisthecapacityofthetrashcaninyourclassroom?

    2.Howfullisitattheendoftheschoolday?

    3.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedinyourclassroomeachweek? (Thisistheamountoftrashinonedayaddedup5times,oneforeachday)

    4.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedinyourclassroomeachyear?(ThisistheamountoftrashInoneweekaddedforeachweekofschool)

    Howmuchtrashfromyourschool?

    Interviewyourschoolcustodianforhelpansweringquestion5.Thegarbagehaulingcompanythatemptiesyourschooldumpstermightbeabletohelptoo.

    5.Whatistheweightofthetrashthatyourschoolproduceseachweek?(Forexample,ifyourdumpsterisemptiedonceperweek,thenthiscouldbethesize

    ofyourdumpster)

    6.Whatistheweightofthetrashyourschoolproduceseachyear?(Thisistheamountyourschoolproducesinaweekaddedforeachweekofschool).

    TonsofTrash

    Landfillsmeasuretrashbytons,whichisaweight.Inordertocomparethetrashcreatedbyyourschoolwiththetrashsenttothelandfill,weneedtoknowhowmany

    tonsyourschoolproduceseachyear.Thereare2,000poundsin1ton.Askforhelptoestimatehowmanytonsoftrashleaveyourschooleachyear.Youwillusethis

    numberonyourfieldtrip.

    7.Numberoftonsoftrashmyschoolproduceseachyear=__________________ The Road to the Landfill

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    My Home

    GarbageDothemath...

    Howmuchtrashdoesyourhomeproduce?

    1.Describehowmuchtrashiscreatedbyyourhomeeachweek.

    Doyou

    use

    agarbage

    can?

    Do

    you

    live

    in

    aplace

    like

    an

    apartment

    where

    many

    people

    put

    their

    trash

    into

    one

    dumpster?

    In

    eithercase,describehowmuchtrashyourhomeproduceseachweek.Forexample,Wefillonegarbagecaneachweek.The

    garbagecanholds30gallons,soweproduce30gallonseachweek orWefillonegarbagebagtwiceaweekandtakeittothedumpster.Eachbagholds10gal

    lons,sowecreate20gallonsoftrasheachweek.

    2.Howmuchtrashisgeneratedbyyourhomeeachyear? Thisistheamountoftrashyourhomeproduceseachweekaddedtogether52timessince there

    are52weeksinoneyear.

    TonsofTrash

    Canyouweighyourtrashtomeasurethenumberofpoundsoftrashyourhomeproducesinaweek?Landfillsmeasuretrashbytons,whichisaweight.Inorderto

    comparethetrashcreatedbyyourhomewiththetrashsenttothelandfill,weneedtoknowhowmanytonsyourhomeproduceseachyear.Thereare2,000pounds

    in1ton.Askforhelptoestimatehowmanytonsoftrashthatleavesyourhomeeachyear.Youwillusethisnumberonyourfieldtrip.

    3.Numberoftonsoftrashmyhomeproduceseachyear=__________________

    Howisyourtrashmoved?

    4.Wheredoesthetrashgoafteritleavesyourhome?

    5.Howmuchdoesitcostyourfamilyfortrashserviceeachyear?Howisitpaidandtowhom?

    How much trash does your home generate?

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    In My

    Garbage

    YourSchoolGarbage

    Lookinyourclassroomgarbagecanandexaminethetrash.

    1.

    What

    materials

    do

    you

    see?

    (Plastic?

    Paper?

    Cardboard?)

    2.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway.Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?

    YourHomeGarbage

    Lookinyourhomegarbageandexaminethetrash.

    3.Whatmaterialsdoyousee?(Plastic?Paper?Cardboard?)

    4.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway?Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?

    What is in your trash?

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    List the path of trash at your school:

    1. Classroom garbage can

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    How many tons of garbage leave your

    school each year (from your My School

    Garbage worksheet)?

    Who pays for garbage to be hauled?

    How much does it cost?

    Does your school recycle?

    YES NO

    Does your school do anything else with

    its waste (for example, does your school

    compost lunch room waste?)

    YES NO

    List the path of trash at your home:

    1. Kitchen garbage can

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    How many tons of trash leave your home

    each year (from your My Home Gar-

    bage worksheet)?

    Who pays for garbage to be hauled?

    How much does it cost?

    Does your home recycle?

    YES NO

    Does your home do anything else with its

    waste (for example, does your home

    compost food waste?)

    YES NO

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    the Landfill

    Name:

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    MapyourRoadtotheLandfill. Includeyourhome,school,thewastetransferstation,therecycler,thelandfill,andnaturalfeatures,suchaslakes,parksorwetlands.

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