Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project

TNSWEP Instructional Materials Packet

Middle School 6 - 8

Activity
Code
Name of Activity (links are to .PDF files)
  Table of Contents
M.a/H.a

What is Solid Waste

M.b/H.b Reducing Product Toxicity
M.c

The History of Solid Waste

M.d Natural Resources
M.e

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Natural Resources

M.f

The Components of Solid Waste

M.g Natural Resources and Their Scarcity

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M.h Waste Disposal and Management
M.i The Role of Government
M.j

What Can Industry Do?

M.k

Is My Business your Business?

M.l/H.f Waste in Your Community

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M.m

Ups and Downs of Trash

M.n

Not in My Backyard: Siting a Resource Recovery Facility

M.o

Source Reduction

M.p/H.i Certain Types of Waste Can be Reused

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M.q

Recycling

M.r/H.j

The Recycling Process

M.s/H.j

Composting

M.t

The Principles of Composting

M.u

Waste-to-Energy Incineration

M.v/H.m

Landfills

M.w Integrated Solid Waste Management
M.x Old Cell Phones (with worksheet and answer key)
M.y E-Cycling
M.z Backyard Burning

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Research topics for 2008-2009:
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