Wake County Solid Waste Management can help you learn about waste on your own schedule! If you use one of the lesson plans below, we would like to know about your experience. Were they helpful? If not, what could be improved? Send your feedback to feedthebin@wake.gov or call 919-856-2602.
Composting in the Classroom
Grade 3: Soils and Composting Explorations Unit
Grade 6: Composting Explorations Unit
Recycling
Grades K - 8: Close the Loop: Exploring Recycled Content
Grades K - 8: Feed the Bin: Waste Sorting & Life Cycles
Plastics
Grades K - 5: Plastics Investigations Unit
Grades 6 - 8: Chemical & Physical Properties of Plastics
Waste Reduction