Facilitator Guides
We’ve designed comprehensive guides to help you facilitate waste-reduction activities with youth.
C is for Compost
Designed for PreK-2 learners, this multi-part activity explores how organic waste is broken down into compost.
Litter Cleanups
Remove litter from your community and determine follow-up actions you can take to reduce nearby pollution.
Waste Audits
Investigate a trash bin at your school and develop a plan to improve recycling on your school grounds.
Teacher Testimonials
“It was a great hands on, engaging lesson. One student told a school aid that he was a real scientist and learned how to make vitamins for our garden.”
- Marykate Meyer, Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, P.S. 63 Old South, Queens
C is for Compost
Litter Cleanups
“The cleanups actually became a weekly activity during our lunch period. Their actions created a safer and cleaner environment. We will continue this routine next school year as well. This was a great experience for students to see firsthand how littering impacts their community. After our cleanups, students felt a bigger need and responsibility to help maintain a better environment.”
- Priscilla Shen, Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, P.S. 295 Studio School of Arts and Culture, Brooklyn
Waste Audits
“It’s a visceral activity that makes you think about the type and amount of our waste. There are so many lessons to learn and entry points to this lesson. I really enjoyed it, and the kids learned so much.”
- Ashley Grey, Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator at Baruch College Campus High School, Manhattan
