- Click here for lots of information you on Recycling in Phoenix.
- The City of Phoenix’s Zero Waste Game teaches what does and doesn’t go into Phoenix recycling bins, for learners of all ages!
- Discuss recycling, litter reduction, and beautification with your learners. Check out this link for lots of activities and other resources.
- K-5: Recycle City is an online game for students and adults of all ages to learn about the three R’s and what we can do at home, work and in our neighborhoods to stay green.
- Middle School: This link will take you to a few different activities you can do with your kids to help them grasp the three R’s concept.
- K-HS: Track what you reduce, reuse, and recycle with this fun week long activity. Go to this link to see how you can easily help your students with this activity.
- PreK-HS: The Recycling Games (similar to the Olympic Games) get your kids active and excited about recycling.
- EPA: Learn how reducing, reusing, and recycling can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources. Remember to check with your city for specifics on the recycling programs in your community.
- Reduce/Reuse/Recycle Worksheet PDFs (6) total: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)
Virtual Education Outreach
- Click here for lots of information you on Recycling in Phoenix.
- The City of Phoenix’s Zero Waste Game teaches what does and doesn’t go into Phoenix recycling bins, for learners of all ages!
- Discuss recycling, litter reduction, and beautification with your learners. Check out this link for lots of activities and other resources.
- K-5: Recycle City is an online game for students and adults of all ages to learn about the three R’s and what we can do at home, work and in our neighborhoods to stay green.
- Recyclesaurus Worksheet PDFs (5) total: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
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- Introduce water conservation by doing this quick activity together. This water-footprint-calculator will help you see how much water your household uses on a daily basis. You can also explore the site to learn more about water conservation.
- Water Use It Wisely has quick and easy water saving tips for the classroom and at home.
- Keep America Beautiful’s Cigarette Litter Prevention Program has lots of tools & resources.
- This page gives you additional information about litter and how to prevent litter in our community.
- Here is another great read for parents. This article, written by a concerned parent, highlights why parents should teach their children about litter through awareness, empowerment, and modeling.
- A wonderful TED talk can be found here about a litter tracking app.
- Preventing trash at the source: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/preventing-trash-source-0
- Explore this site! There are a bunch of resources to learn more about litter and litter prevention in Arizona. Go to the For Kids tab to get ideas for your students in the classroom or for parents at home. Here’s the link:
- Learn about Terracycle and litter prevention on this webpage: https://zerowasteboxes.terracycle.com/pages/litter-prevention-solutions