{"id":814,"date":"2012-06-25T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learn.uppersouthplatte.org\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2015-02-02T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T19:55:26","slug":"recycling-module-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uppersouthplatte.org\/learn\/recycling-module-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling Module – Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome Students!<\/p>\n

The typical life of a manufactured item involves harvesting raw materials, manufacturing and selling products to consumers, and then disposing of the products into landfills.\u00a0 While this linear process is part of our daily life, it is not sustainable for our planet because the resources our planet can provide are finite.\u00a0 When an item has reached the end of this linear process, there is not a pathway for it to follow to be used again.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fortunately, we have created the concept of recycling.\u00a0 Recycling turns this linear system of manufacturing goods into a closed system.\u00a0 However, this system is not perfect.\u00a0 Some materials, like aluminum and glass, can be recycled over and over and still maintain their initial properties.\u00a0 Other materials, like paper and plastics, can be recycled a limited number of times before they can no longer be used to create new products.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cReduce, reuse, recycle\u201d is a phrase you have probably been hearing your whole life.\u00a0 Reducing and reusing are as important, if not more so, than recycling.\u00a0 The underlying goal for all of these steps is the same: to produce less waste and consume fewer resources.\u00a0 Reducing, reusing, and recycling provide economic benefits for consumers and manufacturers and environmental benefits for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The focus of this module is to alter the waste disposal behaviors at your school.\u00a0 Throughout this module you will learn the importance of recycling and will conduct a waste audit and analysis to determine how to improve waste disposal at school.\u00a0 After completing this module you will be able to alter or create a recycling program at your school.\u00a0 You will report your findings to school officials and develop strategies to increase recycling and reduce overall waste from your school.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Sarah Lykens
Outreach Assistant
Coalition for the Upper South Platte
http:\/\/cusp.ws<\/a><\/p>\n

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Student Information
<\/strong><\/strong>The online pre-assessment can be accessed\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0Your teacher will give you the access code and your log in name. \u00a0Use the same log in name and get the access code from your teacher for the post-assessment at the end of the module found\u00a0here<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Objectives<\/strong>
By completing this module, students will be able to: (1) collect and analyze data, (2) compile data in a useful manner to educate the public, (3) understand the significance of recycling in relation to economics and the environment, (4) discuss school waste production.
Objectives and Colorado State Standards<\/a><\/p>\n

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ACTIVITIES
<\/strong>Vendor Information
<\/a>Audit and Analysis<\/a>
<\/a>Cost Analysis<\/a>
<\/a>Improvements Discussion<\/a>
<\/a>Outreach<\/a><\/p>\n

DOCUMENTS and MATERIALS
<\/strong>Vocabulary
<\/a>Vendor Questions Worksheet<\/a>\u00a0
Individual Site Audit Form
<\/a>Site Analysis
<\/a>Site Analysis Form<\/a>
<\/a>School-wide Analysis Sheet<\/a>
<\/a>School-wide Analysis Form<\/a>\u00a0
<\/a>Cost Analysis Worksheet<\/a>
<\/a>Improvements Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n

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REFERENCES
<\/strong>“Common Wastes & Materials.”\u00a0Wastes – Resource Conservation – Common Wastes & Materials<\/em>. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 June 2012.\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/osw\/conserve\/materials\/index.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joffe-Walt, Chana. “Planet Money.”\u00a0Recycling Industry Slows As Consumers Shop Less<\/em>. KPLU. NPR, 22 Dec. 2008.\u00a0http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=98603697<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Life-Cycle of Waste Image and Description.”\u00a0Climate Change & Waste<\/em>. Environmental Protection Agency, 4 June 2012.\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climatechange\/wycd\/waste\/lifecycle.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Medina, Martin. “Global Recycling Supply Chains and Waste Picking in Developing Countries.” UNU-WIDER, 2009.\u00a0http:\/\/www.wider.unu.edu\/publications\/newsletter\/articles\/en_GB\/12-2009-wider-angle-1<\/a>\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plastics<\/em>.\u00a0http:\/\/plastics.americanchemistry.com<\/a>\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecycling at School.\u201d MassRecycle.\u00a0http:\/\/www.massrecycle.org\/recyclingatschool.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Recycling Market Development.”\u00a0Wastes – Resource Conservation – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle<\/em>. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 June 2012.\u00a0http<\/a>:\/\/<\/a>www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/conserve\/rrr\/rmd\/index.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecycling Means Business.\u201d Environmental Protection Agency, September 1995.\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/conserve\/rrr\/pubs\/rmb.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecycling\u00a0of Materials\u00a0Local\u00a0or\u00a0global?\u201d Pieter van Beukering, Institute for Environmental Studies – Amsterdam T. Randall Curlee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tennessee\u00a0http:\/\/www.elaw.org\/system\/files\/Recycling.of.Materials.Local.or.Global.1998.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Recycling.”\u00a0Wastes – Resource Conservation – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle<\/em>. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 June 2012.\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/osw\/conserve\/rrr\/recycle.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walls-Thumma, Dawn. “Recycling Instead of Landfills.”\u00a0Green Living<\/em>. National Geographic.\u00a0http:\/\/greenliving.nationalgeographic.com\/recycling-instead-landfills-2216.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Do All Those Plastic Resin Codes Mean? Colorado Recycles.\u00a0http:\/\/www.colorado-recycles.org\/pdf\/recyclingtips\/newresincodes.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“What Happens When You Recycle?” Grays Harbor County.\u00a0http<\/a>:\/\/<\/a>www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us\/info\/pub_svcs\/recycle\/whenyourecycle.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wieman, Bethany. “Recycling Vs. Landfills or Incinerators.”\u00a0Green Living<\/em>. National Geographic.\u00a0http:\/\/greenliving.nationalgeographic.com\/recycling-vs-landfills-incinerators-3266.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wills, Amanda. “The Ultimate Plastic Breakdown.” Earth911, 23 Nov. 2009.\u00a0http<\/a>:\/\/earth911.com\/news\/2009\/11\/23\/the-ultimate-plastic-breakdown<\/a>\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
<\/strong>Park County Vision 2020 Recycling Center:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.parkcountyvision2020.org\/environment<\/a><\/p>\n

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0 Recycling is Working.\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epawaste\/conserve\/rrr\/pubs\/rmb.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0 Recycling.\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/osw\/conserve\/rrr\/recycle.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on starting recycling programs and waste audits:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.recyclemoreminnesota.org\/how\/school.html
<\/a>http:\/\/syracusecoe.org\/coe\/images\/allmedia\/classroom\/SMMToolkit6.pdf
<\/a>http:\/\/www.cafr.org\/resources\/schools.php
<\/a>http:\/\/www.greenschools.net\/article.php?id=99<\/a><\/p>\n

Green School article:\u00a0http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/green-building-students-curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n

Information on Recycling initiative in New York City:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.grownyc.org\/recyclingchampions<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/earth-matters\/translating-uncle-sam\/stories\/what-is-the-great-pacific-ocean-garbage-patch<\/a><\/p>\n

Recycling of Materials: Local or Global?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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