Helpful Links 

These are links to other web pages that may be helpful.  We are not liable for any information or other issues you may have with the sites.  You would need to contact the site owners.  There is alot of information and helpful hints on the sites.  We will add more sites as we come across them.  These sites are from the internet.

Our Earth web site  - www.ourearth.org

City of Athens web site  -  www.ci.athens.oh.us      

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/recycle.html

www.kaboose.com

 Research/Informational Sites

• America Recycles Day 
• Commonly Recycled Materials
• Composting and Earth Information Resources - Links, links, links!!
• Earth Day - Hotlist...you will find some recycling resources here.
• Enviro-Bag - A project promoting a plastic grocery bag recycling program which allows participating schools to earn money.
• EPA's Environmental Education Center - For teachers.
• EPA's Student Center 
• Explorer's Club for Kids - From EPA.
• Fun Facts - Aluminum can recycling fun facts
• Garbage: How Can My Community Reduce Waste 
• K-5 Recycling Curriculum - Check this out!
• Mercury in Fluorescent Lamps
• Recycle City - There's lots here--information, activities, games, etc.
• Recyclers World - There's a ton of links here for you to explore.
• Recycling - A research paper on recycling.
• Recycling and Pollution Prevention for the Environment - Hotline!
• Recycling Obscure Materials - Information on hard-to-recycle materials
• Recycling - Theme page.
• Recycling Through Art
• Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse - From Mr. Donn's pages.
• Reducing Housewaste in Local Landfills
• Reducing Unwanted Mail
• Shopping for Recycled Paper
• Steel Can Recycling
• Steel Recycling Institute -   Includes information about cans, cars, construction materials, and appliances.
• Teacher Resources and Tools
• The Bag Bed - Finally a way to recycle those plastic bags!!
• The Trash Masters
• The World's Shortest Comprehensive Recycling Guide -   Click on all the blue text  (links with more information).
• Trash Bashers Handbook
• USA Recycling Prices
• What's a Renewable Resource?
• Why Should I Recycle? - Wow!
• Recycle, Reuse - Lesson plans

Online Activities/Lesson Plans

• The Adventures of the Garbage Gremlins - Online comic on recycling.
• N. Trubble and the Environauts
• Detective Training Activity
• Recycling - WebQuest
• Planet Protector's Coloring Book - Color a picture online.
• Recycling Game

Offline Lesson Plans

• ABCs of Environmental Education - A complete guide for teachers. Includes lesson plans, activities, and almost everything you will need for your unit on recycling.

Offline Activities

• Close-Up on Rot - Try all four of these activities!
• Trash Basher - Experiments and activities.
• Recycle, Reuse, Reduce 
• Scrambled Words Puzzle 

Online Projects

• Project C.A.R.E. - Children and Adults Respecting the Environment
• Earth Day Grocery Bags Project

Waste Prevention Clipart

Recycling Lesson Plans - From the PA Department of Environmental Protection

Great Links

Enjoy and have fun with the sites.

Zero Waste 2000 Kid's Page - New Zealand!	St. Sylvester Catholic School Zero Waste Home Page Scarborough, Ontario Canada
Hennepin County Environmental Services School Waste Reduction Checklist	City of Fort Collins Waste Reduction at School
Portland Public Schools (OR) As the Worm Turns	Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance Creating Less Trash at School
St. Louis Resourceful Schools Project	San Mateo County RecycleWorks Schools
West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority Recycle More at School	Travis County, Texas Agricultural Extension Service.Composting for Kids
BESMART School Waste Reduction	Wisconsin Environmental Education for Kids (EEK) Recycling & Beyond