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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 students identify the method and cost of the their own waste disposal and the associated
environmental implications and protections. The intention is that with an understanding 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.
Createdfor:
LewisandClarkCounty
DontWasteMontanaProgram
316NorthParkAvenue,Helena,Montana59623
4064478028
Contact:EmilyPost,SustainabilityCoordinator
Toaccessthislessononline,visit:
DontWasteMontana
http://DontWasteMontana.org
Createdby:
CamasProjectSolutions
JenDowning
POBox1,WiseRiver,Montana59762
jtitus@camasprojectsolutions.com
4069604855
CaddyShackManagementServices
JeanneCaddy
POBox121,Divide,Montana59727
caddyshack@smtel.com
4062673354
April2013
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
toleadstudentsandteachers
throughaninvestigationoftheir
ownsolidwastestreamwithhelp
fromtheirsolidwasteprofes
sional.Theinvestigationprovides
ahowdoesitworkhandson,
realworld,investigationofthe
wastestream.Figure1showsthe
logicalprogressionofapossible
investigation,althougheachin
vestigationmaybeslightlydiffer
ent.Theintentionofthelessonis
forstudentstofollowtheirnatu
ralcuriositytounderstandthe
wastestreamanddevelopalogi
calreasoningforwhyreducing
solidwasteisimportant.
Thelessonwasdevelopedunder
theDontWasteMontanapro
graminLewisandClarkCounty.
Figure1:Logicalinvestigationofthewastestream
TheprogramservedBroadwater,
JeffersonandLewisandClarkcounties.DontWasteMontanahelpsruralMontanacommunitiesmanagesolid
wastedisposalpracticesbyprovidingtoolsneededtoreducetheamountofsolidwastedeliveredtotransferstations,
whichultimatelyendsupinlandfills.Formore,visithttp://DontWasteMontana.org.
GettingStarted
TheRoadtotheLandfillshouldbetailoredtoyourownwastestream,yourinterest,andyourresources.
1. Workwithyoursolidwasteprofessionaltoidentifyyourwastestream,resourcesavailabletoyou,andinvolve
mentofyoursolidwasteprofessional.(seeFindYourSolidWasteProfessionalonthenextpage).
2. Determinehowmuchtimeyouplantoinvestinyourlesson.Aminimum,yeteffectiveplanis:
onepartialdayintheclassroomtointroducethelessonandinvestigatetheclassroomandschoolwaste
streamusingtheworksheets.Inviteyoursolidwasteprofessionaltovisit,answerstudentsquestions,
andintroducethefieldtrip.
oneeveningofstudenthomeinvestigationusingtheworksheet
oneday(orhalfdaydependingondistance)offieldtripfollowedbyastudentdiscussionandapplication
oftheinformationstudentscollected.
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Find Your
Solid Waste
Professional
FindYourSolidWasteLocations&SolidWasteProfessional
MontanaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityhostsanonlinemappingprogrammarkingthelocationsofsolid
wastefacilities.Findyourlocation,thenusethemappingprogramtofindtheclosestsolidwastefacilities.InMon
tana,typicallythereisonewastetransfersiteandonelandfilltoserveeachcounty,butnotinallcases.
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.Brieflydescribetheprojectandyourintentionoftheproject.
Askquestionsaboutyoursolidwastestream[Foryourschool,whatisthepathofwasteandwhois
responsibleforeach(i.e.city?county?privatecorporation?)?Doesthisvaryforthehomesof
studentsinyourclass?Wherearethefacilitieslocated?]
3.Brieflydescribewhatyouwouldlikeassistancewithandwhen.
4.Providethemwiththefieldtripinformationpageandcompletetheformtogether.
Yoursolidwasteprofessionalcanprovidevaluableinformationtoyouandyourstudents,buttheyarenota
teacherandtheirabilitytorelatetoyourstudentswillvarybetweenprofessionals.Considerhavingleadingques
tionsreadyforyourprofessionaltoaskyourstudentsandforstudentstoaskyourprofessional.Considerdiscussing
pointsofinterestsothatyourprofessionalknowsinadvancewhattopicsareimportant.Themoreyouguidethis
experience,themorebothyourstudentsandyoursolidwasteprofessionalwillgainfromtheexperience.
Lesson
Information
Level
Thislessonisdesignedtomeeta4thgradelevel;however,itscontentcaneasilybeutilizedatanylevel.
LessonPurpose
ThepurposeofTheRoadtotheLandfillistoprovideaHowdoesitwork?investigationofthewastestreamusedby
thestudents.Theinformationprovidedinthislessoncreatesaframeworktoguidetheinvestigation,whileeachloca
tionmayhaveadifferentwastestreamtofollow.Theintentionofthelessonisforstudentstofollowtheirnaturalcuri
ositytoestablishanunderstandingandvalueofsolidwastemanagementtopromotestudentschoicestoreducesolid
wasteinthefuture.
Format
Teachersandsolidwasteprofessionalsworktogethertoguidestudentsinvestigationbothintheclassroomandona
fieldtrip.Studentsexpandtheirinvestigationtotheirschoolandhome.Theformatmaybetailoredtotheinterestand
resourcesavailable;however,werecommendthefollowingformat:
Classroom:Studentsareintroducedtobasicconceptsintheclassroomandcompletetheclassroomworksheet.Con
siderinvitingyoursolidwasteprofessionaltovisittheclassroom.Studentsresearchtheirwastestreamattheschool.
Studentstakethehomeworksheettoresearchtheirhomewastestream.
FieldTrip:Studentsfollowthepathoftheirwastestreamfromtheschooltothelandfill(i.e.visitthewastetransfersta
tion,visitthelandfill,visittherecyclingcenter).Studentsshouldcompletetheremainingworksheetsduringthefield
trip.
Discussion:Attheendofthefieldtrip,discusstheresultsofthestudentsinvestigation.Helpstudentsdrawconclusions
fromtheirinvestigationusingthediscussionguides.Theresultsofthediscussionwillvarybetweensolidwastestreams
andstudentabilitylevel.
Goals
Attheendofthisinvestigationstudentsshould:
understandthesolidwastestreamusedbytheirschoolandtheirhome.
understandinconcepthoweachportionofthesolidwastestreamworks;forexample,wastetransferfunction,
recyclingcenterprocesses,basicstructureofalandfill,orotherportionsofthesolidwastestream.
understandthatfeesarepartofsolidwastemanagementandidentifythecostsandsourcesofpayment.
relateenvironmentalprotectionstothesolidwastestream;forexample,waterqualitymonitoringandprotections
atfacilities.
considertheeffectsolidwastemanagementhasoncommunitiesintheshortandlongterm.
rationalizetheoptionsavailableinsolidwastemanagement,includingthecostsandbenefitsoftrashdisposal,re
cycling,reusingmaterials,andnotusingmaterials.
Lesson
Information
(continued)
Keywords
Thefollowingkeywordsmaybeutilizedduringthislesson;however,theremaybeadditionsoromissionsdependingon
yourparticularwastestream:
landfill,wastetransferstation,ton,recycle,solidwaste,
LessonNotes
Leading a
Student
Discussion
Discussion
Aidingstudentsinprocessingtheinformationtheylearnedisacriticalpieceoftheinvestigation.Duringtheclasswork
andfieldtrip,studentscollectedbackgroundinformationanddataontheirsolidwastestream.Thenextstepistoap
plythatinformationinameaningfulway.Considerholdingyourstudentdiscussionwithyoursolidwasteprofessional
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
theothersitesvisited?Wouldstudentswanttolivenearthelandfill?Neartheothersitesvisited?Whyorwhynot?
Shouldweconsiderthiswhenweconsiderourtrashdisposal?
ReducingSolidWaste:
Nowthatstudentshavebeenexposedtothewholewastestream,askstudentstheirimpressionofwhereoursolid
wasteshouldgoandhowmuchsolidwasteweshouldproduce.Askstudentsiftheirimpressionofthefacilitiesvisited
changedthewaystudentswanttodisposeoftheirwaste.Ifso,how?Whatwilltheydotoreducesolidwastetothe
landfill?
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Additional
Resources
AdditionalResources
Thefollowinglistprovidesreferencestoadditionalresources:
ReduceReuseRecycle
EnvironmentalActivitiesforKids
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)
KidsRecipesforComposting(PDF)
HowtoCompostwithScrapsandRefuse
TheAdventuresofHermantheWorm
CompostingwithWillietheWorm
BuildingaWormFarm
WormCompostingforKids
AerobicDecomposition
ResponsibleUseofResources
BackyardBiology
My School
Garbage
Dothemath...
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)
Poundscanbeestimated.Studentscouldalsoinvestigatethevolumeofthedumpsterandcompareittotheclassroomcanvolume.
6.Whatistheweightofthetrashyourschoolproduceseachyear?(Thisistheamountyourschoolproducesinaweekaddedforeachweekofschool).
[Poundsoftrashperyear=poundsperweekx40weeksofschool]
TonsofTrash
Landfillsmeasuretrashbytons,whichisaweight.Inordertocomparethetrashcreatedbyyourschoolwiththetrashsenttothelandfill,weneedtoknowhowmany
tonsyourschoolproduceseachyear.Thereare2,000poundsin1ton.Askforhelptoestimatehowmanytonsoftrashleaveyourschooleachyear.Youwillusethis
numberonyourfieldtrip.
7.Numberoftonsoftrashmyschoolproduceseachyear=[Tonsoftrashperyear=Poundsoftrashperyear2000pounds]
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My Home
Garbage
Dothemath...
Howmuchtrashdoesyourhomeproduce?
1.Describehowmuchtrashiscreatedbyyourhomeeachweek.
Doyouuseagarbagecan?Doyouliveinaplacelikeanapartmentwheremanypeopleputtheirtrashintoonedumpster?In
eithercase,describehowmuchtrashyourhomeproduceseachweek.Forexample,Wefillonegarbagecaneachweek.The
garbagecanholds30gallons,soweproduce30gallonseachweekorWefillonegarbagebagtwiceaweekandtakeittothedumpster.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?
Havestudentsasktheirfamilyforthecostandhowitispaid.
In My
Garbage
Teacher Version
YourSchoolGarbage
Lookinyourclassroomgarbagecanandexaminethetrash.
1.Whatmaterialsdoyousee?(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.
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the Landfill
School
List the path of trash at your school:
Name:
Teacher Version
Home
List the path of trash at your home:
1. Kitchen garbage can
2. School Dumpster
3. Garbage Truck
YES
NO
NO
NO
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Recycler
Waste Transfer
Site
Location:______________________________
Location:______________________________
School?__________ Home?______________
School?__________ Home?______________
year]_________________________________
year]_________________________________
______________________________________
How much land does this facility cover?
______________________________________
Landfill
Name of Facility: ______________________
Location:______________________________
How many miles is it from your ...
School?__________ Home?______________
What year did it open?_________________
What can be dumped here?
______________________________________
______________________________________
How many tons of trash is dumped here
each week? (Based on that number, figure out how many tons of trash for each
year. This is the amount per week added
52 times):
[tonsperyear=tonsperdayx52weeksina
year]_________________________________
How many people work here? __________
Who owns it?__________________________
Who can use it?________________________
Is there a fee to use it? How much is it?
______________________________________
How much land does this facility cover?
______________________________________
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MyRoadtotheLandfillSampleStudentMap
N
Recycler
Dumpster
2.5miles
4miles
Myschool
4.75miles
1.75miles
WasteTransferFacility
Myhouse
7miles
Garbagetruck
NOTES
Wehaulourowntrashtoadumpsite.Then
dumpstersaremovedtothetransferstation
andthenatruckhaulsittothelandfill.We
alsohaulourrecyclingtotherecyclingcen
terourselves.Weneverdrivetothelandfill.
Lake
Landfill
Thegarbagetruckcomestomyschooland
takesthetrashtothelandfill.Wedont
havearecyclingprogramatmyschool.
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Student
Worksheets
1. MySchoolGarbage:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleavestheschool.
2. MyHomeGarbage:Calculatetheamountoftrashthatleaveshome.
3. InMyGarbage:Aninvestigationofthematerialsfoundinstudentstrash.
4. FieldTripWorksheet(2pages):Tracktrashinformationfromhomeandschooltorecycler,waste
transferstationandlandfill.
5. Map:Studentscancreateageographicmaporprocessmapoftherouteoftheirtrash.
My School
Garbage
Dothemath...
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=__________________
My Home
Garbage
Dothemath...
Howmuchtrashdoesyourhomeproduce?
1.Describehowmuchtrashiscreatedbyyourhomeeachweek.
Doyouuseagarbagecan?Doyouliveinaplacelikeanapartmentwheremanypeopleputtheirtrashintoonedumpster?In
eithercase,describehowmuchtrashyourhomeproduceseachweek.Forexample,Wefillonegarbagecaneachweek.The
garbagecanholds30gallons,soweproduce30gallonseachweekorWefillonegarbagebagtwiceaweekandtakeittothedumpster.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?
In My
Garbage
YourSchoolGarbage
Lookinyourclassroomgarbagecanandexaminethetrash.
1.Whatmaterialsdoyousee?(Plastic?Paper?Cardboard?)
2.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway.Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?
YourHomeGarbage
Lookinyourhomegarbageandexaminethetrash.
3.Whatmaterialsdoyousee?(Plastic?Paper?Cardboard?)
4.Couldanyofthismaterialbeusedanotherway?Forexample,couldthematerialberecycledorreused?How?
The Road to
the Landfill
School
Name:
_________________________________
Home
List the path of trash at your home:
1. Kitchen garbage can
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
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Recycler
Waste
Transfer Site
Location:______________________________
Location:______________________________
School?__________ Home?______________
School?__________ Home?______________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
How much land does this facility cover?
______________________________________
Landfill
Name of Facility: ______________________
Location:______________________________
How many miles is it from your ...
School?__________ Home?______________
What year did it open?_________________
What can be dumped here?
______________________________________
______________________________________
How many tons of trash is dumped here
each week? (Based on that number, figure out how many tons of trash for each
year. This is the amount per week added
52 times):
______________________________________
______________________________________
How many people work here? __________
Who owns it?__________________________
Who can use it?________________________
Is there a fee to use it? How much is it?
______________________________________
How much land does this facility cover?
______________________________________
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MapyourRoadtotheLandfill.Includeyourhome,school,thewastetransferstation,therecycler,thelandfill,andnaturalfeatures,suchaslakes,parksorwetlands.
NOTES: