Link to West Virginia’s local Solid Waste Authoritieswill help you learn about local recycling program options and solid waste collection services in your area.  



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Teacher Lesson Plans Align to WV Department of Education Content Standards and Objective’s (CSOs) and may be used for across–curriculum instruction.

2022 Recycling Lesson Plans

2022 Special Investigations  

Recycling Newspaper In Education


Plus a 2022 Coloring Contestfor students K-3and Freedom Contest students 4-12th grades and the ReFashion Show is open to everyone.

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Lessons may be modified in order to be grade level appropriate and used at different grade levels.

  1. Recycling Lesson Plan 1 - Don’t Waste the Moment 
    Driving question- How much of the waste which is thrown away in the school cafeteria may be composted or recycled?

  2. Recycling Lesson Plan #2 – One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
    Driving question – What does waste disposal cost anyway?

  3. Recycling Lesson Plan #3 – Waste Not Want Not
    ​Driving question – How does a compost pile reduce waste?

  4. Recycling Lesson Plan #4 – Reclaiming and Replacing
    Driving question – What happens to garbage when it leaves the school or my house?

  5. Recycling Investigations Lesson - include text dependent questions, provide graphical representations of data, prompt students with investigations, and may be used across the curriculum instruction. Lessons may be modified in order to be used at different grade levels. 

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Educational Resources

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Additional Educational Resource Links 

  1. Republic Services At-Home learning and teacher resources abut recycling and grade appropriate lessons.

  2. The Recycling Partnership and the Plastics Pack

  3. Association of Plastic Recyclers Buyers and Sellers Directory

  4. The Recycling Partnership

  5. TerraCycle – National program to collect hard to recycle waste from schools

  6. Free mail-in cartridge recycling program through DoorStepInk.com.

  7. US EPA Educational Materials

  8. Donating and Recycling Old Clothing Resource

  9. EcoKids Games and Activities

  10. Energy Quest

  11. US EPA Educational Materials – Environauts Mission to Earth

  12. Union of Concerned Scientists – Consumer Choices Game

  13. Wisconsin Division of Natural Resources -

  14. US EPA Educational Materials – Recycle City Game

  15. Earth Saver Girl link

  16. Earth Day Canada Educational Materials

  17. Homeowner's Guide to Sustainability

Collegiate Recycling Initiatives

  1. College & University Recycling Coalition

  2. Recycle Mania  Tournament   

Link to Solid Waste Authorities

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