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Have you taken action to reduce waste at home, at school or in your community? Share your action hero identity!
Teachers, parents, and families can use this form to report back to the StopWaste Schools Team how you took action to reduce waste at home, at school, and in your community.
How will you and your family take action at home to reduce waste and practice the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle and rot? You can use this planning tool to brainstorm actions you can take together.
Before you begin the tour, please have a classroom discussion about what students know and what they want to know about the transfer station, waste, the 4Rs and more. Record on this sheet or on another piece of paper.
Before starting your adventure from Garbologist to Student Action Hero, download and make a copy of our Field Journal. Use a scratch piece of paper for your own Garbologist Field Journal.
How to Go from Scientist to Food Rescue Action Hero!
In this journal you will join four garbologists who ask questions about how garbage affects people living in Alameda County and around the world. What in the world is a garbologist? A garbologist is a scientist who studies garbage. Why study garbage? Because there is a LOT of it. And more is created every day!
Adventure with Wiggle E Worm to teach a resident of Mudville about the importance of composting.
Learn how to reduce wasted food at lunch with these tips from 4Rs Action Hero, Super Reducer
Become A 4Rs Action Hero Everyday!
YOU can be a 4RsAction Hero! How? Read about each 4Rs Action Hero. After each description, write what you can do just like each Action Hero.
Topic BriefsPlastic single-use food ware items like plates, bowls, and utensils are prevalent in daily life. And while straws often get the most attention, these food ware items are also problematic, as they frequently serve a useful life of just minutes while their impact on human health and the environment is significant and long lasting.
