School Waste Reduction Programming by Grade

Additional Resources

Do the Rot Thing - A Teacher's Guide to Compost Activities
do_the_rot_thing_cvswmd1.pdf
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Spinning Scraps into Soil: Classroom Activities Using a Compost Tumbler
This CVSWMD booklet was developed to support school efforts with on-site composting by using the composting process as a means to scientific inquiry. The booklet draws on activities developed and/or published by Cornell University. Although designed for use with a tumbler compost unit, most of the activities can be adapted for use with traditional backyard bins.
spinningscrapsbooklet2010.pdf
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Supporting Documents
School Zero Waste Wish List
From the classroom to the cafeteria, upgrade your schools waste reduction potential by following these guidelines.
Books
  • Little Green Books: Don't Throw That Away!
  • Little Green Books: I Can Save the Earth!
  • Little Green Books: The Adventures of an Aluminum Can
  • Little Green Books: The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
  • The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. By N. Roca
  • Composting: Nature's Recyclers. By R. Koontz
  • Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth. By M. Siddals
  • The Wump World. By B. Peet
  • The Lorax. By. Dr. Suess
  • Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. By Steven Kroll
Videos
  • The Cost of Cool: Youth Consumption and the Environment: Part I - Part II - Part III - This documentary features teenagers discussing what it takes to be "cool", the pressures of consumerism, and the environmental price we pay to have the latest, "coolest" stuff. (27 minutes total)
  • Jack Johnson: 3Rs – Three is the magic number! Students from Sunset Beach Elementary School, Hawaii sing about the 3R's.          (3 minutes)
  • Dirt Made My Lunch – This is a classic, catchy sing-a-long connects compost to food and farming. (3 minutes)
  • How Recycling Works: Behind the Scenes at the MRF - Demonstrates how your recycling is sorted as it journeys through  the Chittenden County Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) (6.5 minutes)
  • Going Green with D-Rop: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - This short video teaches kids the basics on the 3R's. (2.32 minutes)