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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
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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.
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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?
Teacher Version
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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
HomeSchoolThe Road to
the Landfill
Name:
_________________________________
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MapyourRoadtotheLandfill. Includeyourhome,school,thewastetransferstation,therecycler,thelandfill,andnaturalfeatures,suchaslakes,parksorwetlands.
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NOTES:
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