TRASH OR TREASURE (Grade 7-8)
Fill out the following chart. Check off each item you threw in the trash in the past week. For each item you threw out, mark all alternative disposal methods or practices that could have been used. Repeat this survey every few months to chart your progress!
Item
Thrown Out
(check)
Alternatives to Throwing Out an Item
Share
Reuse
Avoid
Reduce
Recycle
Compost
Paper bag
Newspaper
Book
Magazine
Paper milk carton
Other paper
Napkin
Aluminum can
Apple core
Old clothes
Plastic milk carton
Tin can
Glass jar
Gum Wrapper
Orange peel
Plastic bag
Broken toy
Grass clippings
Batteries
Old Clothing
Other:____________
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