Interactive School Programming
Article • Related topics: SchoolsAttention teachers! Contact us to schedule an interactive presentation for your classroom. Programs are free to all district schools.Evaluate Your Recycling Program
Evaluate the recycling program in your classroom. Compute your waste generation rate and the percent you divert by recycling or composting. Compare yourself to other classes, and to county and national averages.
Consumption Patterns
Discuss human use and allocation of limited natural resources, and whether consumption and waste generation reflect quality of life. Learn what happens to the waste, and what are the barriers to reducing and recycling more.
Solid Waste Management in Addison County
Trace the history of waste management in Addison County. Compare Addison County trash generation to the rest of the country.
Tours
Bring your class on a tour of the District’s transfer station, a recyclables processing center, or a composting facility.
Assembly Programs
Ghosts of Products Past: Learn how consumption patterns affect the environment.
Take it to the HazWaste Center
Identify and choose alternatives to household hazardous products.
Chef Suzette’s Feedbag Restaurant
Learn about compost soil science.
Blazin’ Barrels
Learn how burning trash can cause health and environmental problems.
Recycling and Art
See our Resources page for a list of links that can help you make recycling into a form of artistic expression.