Examples of Environmental Education activities:

• Promote and educate students in grades K-12 about recycling by providing hands-on and inquiry based recycling presentations for grades K-12
• School presentations are approximately 30 – 45 minutes in duration (15-20 minutes of informative lecture, followed by an activity to reinforce the topic)
• Presentations have been developed in accordance with Illinois State Learning Standards (Click here to see presentation schedule )
• Create an individualized recycling education program for schools and assist with integration into curriculum
• Publish the Garbage Gazette, a quarterly newsletter (Click here to see latest issue )
• Offer technical assistance to schools on waste disposal and recycling issues
• Loan out books and videos to schools and community groups (Click here to view list )
• Assist schools with recycling fundraisers (Click here to view list)

We are currently working with many schools around the county on a grant-funded recycling collection & education program. Here are some tools to help these schools implement the program:

• General recycling instructions for schools
• Handling recyclables in schools
• Recycling kitchen materials
• Recycling Program “Do’s & Don’ts”

Schools participating in our “Recycling Rewards” program, can download the Activity Guidelines and activity report forms below:

• School Recycling Activities Guidelines
• Book Swap report form
• Litter Cleanup report form
• Locker or Desk Clean-Out report form
• Phone Book Collection report form
• Recycling Skit report form
• Trashformations report form
• Waste Audit report form
• Waste-Free Lunch report form

For more information, contact Abbe Gally, Environmental Educator, 684-3143, ext. 157, click here to email.