Environmental Education in Georgia
    

Solid Waste Management
Lesson Plans/Curricula

1.  GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The GA DOE offers the following lesson plans about solid waste:

2. CORNELL WASTE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Waste Management Activities:This website contains dozens of lesson plans regarding solid waste management, recycling, and composting.

3. OTHER LESSON PLANS:
  • Case of the Broken Loop (US EPA) (elementary school) - An introductory activity that helps students identify the different types of waste, and helps highlight the importance of reducing solid waste generation.
  • Garbage Pizza (Keep America Beautiful) - Middle school students learn about solid waste management practices.
  • Now You See It, Now You Don't (Solid Waste District of LaPorte County, IN)  - High schoolers will investigate the biodegrading process of commercial packing peanuts.



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