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	Solid Waste Management Lesson Plans/Curricula

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

Litterbugs in My Neighborhood? (Grade 1)
To Compost or Not to Compost (Grade 1)
Alternatives to the Garbage Can (Grade 3)
Compost in a Milk Carton (Grade 3)
Composting in Our School (Grade 3)
From Trash to Treasures (Grade 3)
Let's Talk Trash (Grade 3)
Making the Case for Reducing Solid Waste (Grade 3)
Tell Me More About Composting: Nature's Recyclers (Grade 3)
Trash Talkin' (Grade 3)
Garbage Galore (Grade 6)

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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