Just for Kids! Recycling Links
- Cornell University - http://environment.cornell.edu/
- Environmental Research Projects
- Department of Natural Resources - www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/
- Home of EEK! - Environmental Education for Kids. An electronic magazine for kids in grades 4-8. Lots of activities and an online art gallery for student art work!
- Earth Day Groceries Project - www.earthdaybags.org
- Exciting and fun project using grocery store bags to decorate and display at Mount Berry Mall for two weeks. Cash prizes. Lots of fun. Call the Recycling Center for more information about our school's participation. 291-5266.
- EARTH 911 KIDS! - georgia.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=kids&a=kids/kids.asp
- School-age appropriate pages ranging from Elementary to High School and including a teacher page. Includes pages of links for students and teachers! page.
- Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov/kidshometour
- Excellent site for young people to learn about chemicals around the house while playing fun games.
- Explorer's Club - www.epa.gov/kids/
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency's website for kids. Lots of fun.
- Keep America Beautiful - www.kab.org
- A non-profit organization whose network of local, state and international affiliate programs educated individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials. "Just for Kids" section and "Just for Teachers" section. Also links to Keep Georgia Beautiful.
- Kid's Face - www.kidsface.org
- International children's environmental organization started in 1989 by a 9 year old child. Established to help children learn more about the world in which they live.
- Kids Organic Club - www.kids.organics.org
- Compost game, interactive organic kitchen with recipes, contests and experiments.
- NAPCOR - National Association for PET Container Resources - www.napcor.com
- Trade Association for the PET plastics industry in the United States and Canada. Recycling information and great kid's page. (PET is #1 plastic).
- Polystyrene Packaging Council - www.polystyrene.org
- Creating and implementing programs designed to educate the pubic about polystyrene food packaging. Good education page for teachers. (Polystyrene is #6 plastic).
- Recycle City - www.epa.gov/recyclecity
- See how people in "DUMPTOWN" turned their backward town around! Fun game including large scale composting element.
- University of Missouri - www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/wasteman/wm5001.htm
- The Household Hazardous Waste Game is presented by the Cooperative Extension Division of the College and comes complete with Teacher's Guide and lists of additional resources.