Three Zero Waste Challenges!

We've made three challenges. So each year you can look at another source of waste and level up! You can also repeat a challenge if you want to dive deeper. 

Challenge 1: Single-Use Plastics

Challenge 2: Food Waste

Challenge 3: Clothing

Accommodated: Single-Use
​Modified: Single-Use

​Emails to families

Accommodated: Food Waste
Modified: Food Waste

​Emails to families

Accommodated
​Modified: Clothing

​Emails to families

 Supplies

Find alternatives to common classroom supplies. 

Class Culture

Set up a classroom culture that values resources and is striving towards Zero Waste.

Curriculum

Use curriculum that helps your students understand the issues. Below are additional resources.

Learn More

Websites about Waste

• Plastic Pollution Coalition
• 5 Gyres
• Story of Stuff - check out Story of Plastic Water Bottles and Story of Microbeads
• The Last Plastic Straw - mark the fourth Friday as Skip the Straw Day - get your kids involved​

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Zero Waste Websites

• My Plastic-Free Life
• Zero Waste Lunches
• Zero Waste Home

Books

• Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and You Can Too - Beth Terry
• Zero Waste Home - Bea Johnson
• The Zero Waste Solution: Untrashing the Planet One Community at a Time - Paul Connett