Activity: What is Waste?
Key Term - Waste
Key Term - Waste
Course Question 1 - "One Person's Trash"
Image - Pile of used tires
Image - Showing how used tires can be reused
Image - Tires reused to create shoes
Key Term - Solid Waste
Key Term - Solid Waste
Key Term - Waste Stream
Key Term - Waste Stream
Course Question 2 + Image of Pile of Trash
Possible Answers
Course Question 3 - Waste items in your neighborhood
Possible Answers
Talking Point - Waste Stream
Key Term - Organic
Key Term - Organic
Key Term - Decomposition
Key Term - Decomposition
Key Term - Biodegradable
Key Term - Inorganic
Key Term - Inorganic
Image - Apple + Refrigerator
Talking Point - Organic and Inorganic Waste
Key Term - Biodegradable
Image - Pie Charts
Key Term - Municipal Solid Waste
Key Term - Municipal Solid Waste
Course Question 4 - Pie Charts
Answers
Course Question 5 - Industrial Waste
Talking Point - Industrial Waste
Course Question 6 - Waste Stream
Answer
Course Question 7 - Waste Stream, Cont.
Answer
Course Question 8 - Waste Stream, Cont.
Answers
Intro to the "Calculating Your Waste" Activity
Calculating Your Waste: Questions
Course Question 9 - U.S. waste accumulated between 1960 and 2005
Answer
Course Question 10 - U.S. waste accumulated between 1960 and 2005, Cont.
Answer
Course Question 11 - Increases in Waste Production
Talking Point - Waste Stream
Toxins Investigation
Talking Point - Managing Waste
Key Term - Landfills
Key Term - Landfills
Image - Dumptruck depositing solid waste
Talking Point - Landfills
Image - Worker putting out a methane gas fire
Talking Point - Methane Gas Fire
Image - Toxic liquids in a dump leak into the soil
Talking Point - Toxic liquids in a dump
Key Term - Incinerators
Key Term - Incinerators
Image - How garbage is burned inside an incinerator
Talking Point - Incinerators
Key Term - Slag
Key Term - Slag
Key Term - Waste-to-Energy Incineration
Key Term - Waste-to-Energy Incineration
Talking Point - Toxins
Key Term - Bioaccumulation
Key Term - Bioaccumulation
Talking Point - Bioaccumulation
Talking Point - Inequality
Intro to Video "Toxic Town Fights Landfill Expansion"
Toxic Town Fights Landfill Expansion
Toxic Town Fights Landfill Expansion: Questions
Possible Answers
Instructions
Waste Inc. in Your Community: Questions
Talking Point - Waste in the Natural Environment
Garbage Island
Questions
Answers
Discussion Question 1
Possible Answers
Discussion Questions
Talking Point - Waste
Talking Point - Limits on Resources
Talking Point - Tires
Key Term - Waste Management Approach
Key Term - Waste Management Approach
Key Term - Materials Management Approach
Key Term - Materials Management Approach
Key Term - Resource Recovery
Key Term - Resource Recovery
Talking Point - Waste Management
Solar Bottle Bulb Brings Light to the Philippines
Introduction to "EcoScraps" Video
EcoScraps: From Trash to Sustainability
EcoScraps: Questions
Key Term - Virgin Resource
Key Term - Virgin Resource
Talking Point - The Three R's
Course Question 12 - The Three R's
Key Term - Reduce
Key Term - Reduce
Talking Point - Reduce
Course Question 13 - Producer Responsibility
Producer Responsibility Scenario
Producer Responsibility: Questions
Possible Answers
Key Term - Reuse
Key Term - Reuse
Key Term - Recycle
Key Term - Recycle
Course Question 14 - Benefits of Recycling
Possible Answers - 1. Reduces Pollution
Possible Answers - 2. Saves Natural Resources
Possible Answers - 3. Saves Energy
Possible Answers - 4. Saves Money
Possible Answers - 5. Extends the life of a landfill
Possible Answers - 6. Creates Jobs
Possible Answers - Summarizing Recycling Benefits
Talking Point - Recycling
A City that Serves its Citizens
Intro to “Trueque Verde” Video
Trueque Verde
Trueque Verde
Trueque Verde: Questions
Course Question 15 - Recyclable Materials
Possible Answers
Talking Point - Recyclables
Key Term - Downcycling
Key Term - Downcycling
Key Term - Upcycling
Talking Point - Packaging
Course Question 16 - Recyclable Materials
Key Term - Upcycling
Key Term - Compost
Key Term - Compost
Making Compost
Talking Point - Designing Products
Course Question 17 - Upgrading a Cell Phone
Talking Point - Cell Phone
Key Term - Cradle-to-Grave
Key Term - Cradle-to-Grave
Key Term - Cradle-to-Cradle
Key Term - Cradle-to-Cradle
Intro to "TerraCycle" Video
TerraCycle
TerraCycle: Questions
Answers
Activity: Identifying Green Job and Career Pathway Opportunities
Green Job: Recycling Collections Driver
Green Job: Recycling Center Operator
Green Job: Hazardous Materials Removal Worker
Green Job: Resource Recovery Entrepreneur
Key Term - Worker-Owned Cooperative
Green Worker Cooperatives Stories from The Green Collar Economy
Green Worker Cooperatives: Questions
Reflection Questions
Intro to Quiz
Quiz Questions
