Garbology
We're Joshua and Sean, from Birmingham, Alabama. We know that three ways to eliminate pollution are to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Our teachers are always encouraging us to recycle used paper, but we wanted to investigate more about the other two Rs, reduce and reuse. We got some great ideas from the Southern Environmental Center in Birmingham. We decided to do a study of our own right here at school. Our question: what kind of waste is our school producing, and how can we reduce it?
Download Now (296 kb)We're Joshua and Sean, from Birmingham, Alabama. We know that three ways to eliminate pollution are to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Our teachers are always encouraging us to recycle used paper, but we wanted to investigate more about the other two Rs, reduce and reuse. We got some great ideas from the Southern Environmental Center in Birmingham. We decided to do a study of our own right here at school. Our question: what kind of waste is our school producing, and how can we reduce it?
How would you investigate this question?
Design a method for collecting, sorting, and measuring the kinds of waste your school produces. Choose categories for sorting. Once you determine what kind of trash your school makes the most of, come up with ways to reduce the amount. Describe your investigation in your notebook and discuss it with your teacher, or go to Garbology to learn more about what Joshua and Sean discovered.
