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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Learn About Recycling Here!

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
    

18. College & University Recycling Coalition

19. Recycle Mania  Tournament
    

20. Link to West Virginia Solid Waste Hauler by County
    

21. Link to West Virginia Solid Waste Authority contacts
    

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

2023 Recycling Lesson Plans

2023 Special Investigations  

Recycling Newspaper In Education

Plus a 2023 Coloring Contestfor students K-3and Freedom Contest students 4-12th grades and the ReFashion Show is open to everyone.

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