
Saving Little Pieces of Our Earth - What happens to recyclables after they leave the curb. (13 min. DVD)
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Computers, TVs, monitors & laptops are not allowed in the garbage. Oregon E-Cycles provides free recycling for these items. Find a recycling location.
The County Code includes a section on Solid Waste. See Title 10: Franchises, 10.03 Solid Waste and Waste Management, and 10.04 Recycling License.
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Links for Students & Teachers
Student Links
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) kids page has great information and some fun sites.
- As does the EPA student center.
- The self-proclaimed yuckiest site on the internet will tell you all about worms, bugs and more.
- Roscoe, the cartoon steel can shares information on recycling.
- Dr. Suess' Lorax Game.
- Find out all about Recycle City.
- Check out Pennsylvania's Dept. of Environmental Protection's Earth Day activities.
Teacher Links
There are many sites filled with how to connect information on waste reduction and recycling to your classroom. Here are a few of the many. Use their links to explore!
- Check out the Rotten Truth About Garbage.
- Have your students design their own creative environmental messages to be drawn on grocery bags and then placed in local stores. Check out bag designs and project ideas at www.earthdaybags.org
- The Sierra Club's environmental education site.
- The EPA teacher's site.
- The Environmental Education Link.
- Project Learning Tree has a great solid waste curriculum.
In the future we would like this web site to be a resource that allows schools to check out what other schools in Clackamas County are doing. We envision linking interested schools to other school's websites that describe their recycling and waste reduction programs. Contact us if you would like to be included in this opportunity
Do you have a favorite website? Send it to Waste Reduction Education Coordinator Laurel Bates at lbates@clackamas.us.



