{"id":67,"date":"2023-01-03T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:20:38","slug":"education-recycling-and-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/education-recycling-and-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling and Waste-Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the school leader you can work with your green team to provide information on what materials can be recycled, where to recycle and the importance of recycling in your community. These three education goals are essential to increasing school wide recycling efforts. Think of the three R\u2019s. Can we <strong>reduce<\/strong> the waste generated in the first place? If not, can we <strong>reuse<\/strong> it?&nbsp; If we can&#8217;t reuse it, can we <strong>recycle<\/strong> it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some helpful places to find lessons to complete with your green team and then use to educate your school community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources on Waste and Recycling:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/deq\/recycling\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Recycling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/recycle\/recycling-basics-and-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-Recycling Basics and Benefits<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recycling-revolution.com\/recycling-facts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recycling Fact Sheet by Recycling Revolution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/deq\/mm\/wpcampaigns\/Pages\/Make-Every-Thread-Count.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/deq\/mm\/wpcampaigns\/Pages\/Make-Every-Thread-Count.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OR DEQ Make Every Thread Count clothing and textiles campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/envirocenter.org\/programs\/rethink-waste-project\/what-we-offer\/find-a-recycler-or-reuser\/\">The Environmental Center Rethink Waste Project &#8211; Find a recycler or reuser<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities and Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_lesson\/lesson308b.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education World Lessons on Trash and Recycling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleornot.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play Recycle Or Not, The Game!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/students\/quest-less-activities-and-resources-teaching-k-8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/students\/quest-less-activities-and-resources-teaching-k-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Quest for Less- Activities for Teaching K-8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Videos and Graphic Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saving Little Pieces<\/strong> <strong>of the Earth video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saving Little Pieces of the Earth\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsIiD1nRE8M?list=PLUO9E3cULi8NcmphSP-y3d3ipjdtI3qwH\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qa8Ga9-AGBQ?si=qUInQKjxML5srTZ3\">Saving Little Pieces video in Spanish<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/about\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/about\/\">The Story of Stuff<\/a>&#8211; dark look at consumerism and the life-cycle of goods- appropriate for middle school and high school<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/movies-all\/story-of-bottled-water\/\">The Story of Bottled Water<\/a>&#8211; appropriate for middle school and high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Material recycling at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Single Stream Recycling System by Engineered Recycling Systems\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dUwZIk98wDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The plastic industry\u2019s long fight to blame pollution on you<\/strong> &#8211; 9 minute video appropriate for Middle and High School students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Plastic Industry&amp;apos;s Long Fight to Blame Pollution on You\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBjhSDQW9RI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the school leader you can work with your green team to provide information on what materials can be recycled, where to recycle and the importance of recycling in your community. These three education goals are essential to increasing school <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/education-recycling-and-waste\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Recycling and Waste-Education<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":727,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/727"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}