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A-Way With WasteFourth EditionWashington State Department of EcologyAir Quality ProgramPublication Number 97-200Printed on Recycled Paper

This curriculum is dedicated to all those who would educateor be educated about waste management at home,at school, and in the community. 1984, 1985, 1990, 1996 Washington State Department of Ecology

AcknowledgmentsSenior Editor: Jan LingenfelterEditors: Susan Campbell - Fourth EditionTim Gaffney - Third EditionTodd Peterson - Second & Third EditionsWriters: Fourth Edition: Susan Anderson, Susan CampbellThird Edition: Paige Sorensen, Tim Gaffney, Jane Keefer, Todd PetersonFirst & Second Editions: Jeannie Summerhays-Ayco, Lynne Guza Ferguson,Todd PetersonIllustrations: Tim Schlender, Kate Allen, Sue SmithWord Processing: Sonya KirkendallCo-Coordinators: Fourth Edition: Ann Butler, Sandi NewtonThird Edition: Kip EaglesEducational Advisor: Tony Angell, Environmental Education Supervisor, Office ofSuperintendent of Public InstructionEducational ReviewersFourth Edition EducatorsCJ Keables, Scott KilloughThird Edition EducatorsElementary: Anne Babcock, Ann Botkin, Laurie Dyker, Steve GerwelsMiddle School: Maura Broderick, Dutch Day, Bill Gruner, Gaylord JonesSenior High School: Jim Bailey, Larry Parton, Mary Porter, Deb SchuldtSecond EditionElementary: Irene Bach, Marjorie Ebel, Cathy Profilet, Daryl StarkovishMiddle School: April Benham, Laurie Dyker, Paula TwetenSenior High School: Mike HarvesFirst EditionElementary: Lynn Gaza Ferguson, Jeb Baldi, Leslie Getchell, Trina Hendrickson,Laurie Lindgren Dyker, Darlene WellerMiddle School: Larry Broder, Todd Peterson, David Spies, Gordon Watanabe, Henry YonceSenior High School: Dick Dixon, Claire Dyckman, Deb Schuldt, Diana Townsend,Barbara Schultz, Scott StowellA-Way With WasteI

Classroom Field Testers - First through Third EditionsElementarySherry Anderson, Susan Bell, Rich Benton, Ann Botkin, Joan Brings, Mike Gebhardt, Ben Loftin,Alexis Mason, Ken Maus, Kathy McNally, Joy Meuler, Sue Ness, Diane Nuetzman,Diana Rennie, Nanci Lee Kilmer-Sloan, Janice Thorson, Margie Walker, Sandra YoungMiddle SchoolMaura Broderick, Vicki Carter, John Donnelly, Sharon Hanson, Gaylord Jones, Joe Nevius,Richard SauersHigh SchoolBeryl Berringer, Jim Clem, Fred Dahlem, Carol Davis, Aaron Feik, Emily Gorlich, Lee Guilford,Donald Hodgson, Sarah Newman, Greg Person, Mary Porter, Larry Reid, Jennifer Roberts,Hartmut Schmakeit, Deb Schuldt, David Swartz, Lu Ann Thompson, Ken Vandenheuval,Gerald YenneCurriculum ReviewEcology StaffJoan Bartz, Vicki Colgan, Rhonda Hunter, Dan Kruger, Gary Lambacher, Joan Letourneau,Jan Lingenfelter, Robin Munroe, Annie Phillips, Dee Ragsdale, Jean RushingNon-Ecology StaffSusan Alotrico, Harriet Ammann, Tony Angell, Barbara Baar, Laura Curley, Jenna Glock,Anne Mills, Shirley Pauls, Judy Porter, Misha VakocIIA-Way With Waste

IntroductionSolid and hazardous waste problems exist in every community in the world. Society as a whole andeach of us as individuals contribute to the problem. By individual and collective choices and actionswe will provide solutions to these problems.This curriculum is written and organized to present integrated waste management concepts affectingland, air and water in the ecosystem. Environmental, economic, and political issues are addressed.The activities are designed to promote awareness, attitude, and actions to solve wastemanagement problems at home, in school and in the community.This is the fourth edition of A-Way With Waste. Research and development for the first edition beganin January 1982. The first edition was published in July 1984 and a second expanded edition waspublished in July 1985. The school program for grades K-12 in Washington started in September1984. Since that time over 3,600 Washington educators have attended A-Way With Wasteworkshops. In addition, over 4,500 copies of the curriculum have been distributed nationally andinternationally.The A-Way With Waste curriculum was written and developed by the Department of Ecology withwritten contributions and expertise provided by teachers, principals, environmental educators, citizenorganizations, businesses, industries, and local and state government representatives.Each classroom activity was written, reviewed, revised, then field tested in Washington classrooms byteachers. Activities were finalized based on field test and review commentary before being includedin the curriculum.The activities, written for grades K-12, are interdisciplinary and action oriented. They provideopportunities for students to participate in cooperative problem-solving and decision-making tasksinvolving waste management, litter control, and science, technology, and society.Information and fact sheets introduce each section. State and national waste managementlegislation, regulation, research and survey information is included. The curriculum also contains aglossary of terms.The fourth edition of A-Way With Waste includes 50 updated activities from the third edition with over20 new lessons on air quality and two new water quality lessons. Fact sheets and activities havebeen updated. (Note: The third edition references and bibliography have not been updated. Newresources, however, have been added when applicable.)Finally, the Washington State Department of Ecology wishes to gratefully acknowledge the manycontributors, supporters, and people who make use of A-Way With Waste.A-Way With WasteIII

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Table of ContentsActivities Appropriate for Grade Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vA ir Quality SectionGradesPageIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Leaf Me Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . . . 7Life Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-3 . . . . . . . . . . 11Lungs At Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . 13How Are Plants ‘‘Lichen’’ the Air? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . . 17Lighter Than Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . . 19Now You See It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-3 . . . . . . . . . . 21Particular Particulates Pollute! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . 25The Acid Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 . . . . . . . . . 27Making Acid Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . . 29Simply Shocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . . 35Hazy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 . . . . . . . . . 41Cars and Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Count the Cars! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . . 49Where Do We Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 53Sock Your Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . . 57Oil Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 . . . . . . . . . 61Ad It Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 63Smog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . 65Air Pollution from Wood Stoves and Outdoor Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Chimney Chokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 . . . . . . . . . 69What Goes Up Doesn’t Go Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 71Wood Stove Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . . 73The Nose Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . . 77A-Way With Wastei

Solid Waste Management SectionGradesPageIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Fact Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83ReduceConsumer AwarenessCan We Do Without The Can? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-12 . . . . . . . . . 89Waste, Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . . 93A Careful Consumer’s Trip To The Grocery Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . . 95PackagingPutting Your Product In A Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 . . . . . . . . 101You’re Eating More Energy Than You Think! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 . . . . . . . 105ReuseI Don’t Need A Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 . . . . . . . . . 109AdvertisingCommercials With An Environmental Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . 111Resource ConservationTake A Bite Of The Finite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . 113Nonrenewable Resources: How Long Will They Last? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 . . . . . . . . 117LitterNurture Some Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-3 . . . . . . . . . 121Would You Do It If I Taught You? If I Paid You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 . . . . . . . . 123RecycleHome, Family, and CommunityRecycle Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-6 . . . . . . . . . 127Take A Look In Your Garbage Can! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 . . . . . . . . . 129Cooperative Problem Solving For The Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 . . . . . . . . 133Paper RecyclingMaking Recycled Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 . . . . . . . . . 139Paper From The Urban Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 . . . . . . . . . 143CompostingAs The Worm Churns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-12 . . . . . . . . 145School Recycling ProgramHow To Recycle In School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-12 . . . . . . . . 153iiA-Way With Waste

Solid Waste Management Section (continued)GradesPageDisposeSolid Waste ManagementDepictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . 157The Throwaway Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 . . . . . . . . . 159Solid Waste Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 . . . . . . . . . 167Solid Waste: What’s My Responsibility? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . 169Deciding What To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . 175LandfillLandfills Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . . . . . . . 185Making A Mini Landfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 . . . . . . . . 187IncinerationAnalyzing Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . 191Waste and Water SectionGradesPageIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197More Than Meets The Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . 203Where, Oh Where Has Our Water Gone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 . . . . . . . . . 207Waste And Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 . . . . . . . . . 213Oil And Water Don’t Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 . . . . . . . . 219What You Can’t See Still Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 . . . . . . . . 223A Little Can Go A Long Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 . . . . . . . . 225Treatment Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-12 . . . . . . . . 229Watershed Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-12 . . . . . . . . 231Bibliography and Resources for Water Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233A-Way With Wasteiii

Hazardous Waste Management SectionIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Fact Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Bikes And By-Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 . . . . . . . . . 243Hazardous Waste In My Home Town? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 . . . . . . . . 247What Waste Went Where? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . 255Investigating Environmental Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 . . . . . . . . 279How Very Little It Must Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 . . . . . . . 285Household Hazardous WasteWhat’s Hazardous At Home? or Meet Mr. Yuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 . . . . . . . . . 289Hazardous Waste Hot Potato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 . . . . . . . . . 293Safer Subs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 . . . . . . . . 301Hazards In My Home? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 . . . . . . . . . 311Read The Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 . . . . . . . . 321What Goes Around Comes Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 . . . . . . . . 331ivBibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367A-Way With Waste

Activities Appropriate for Grades K-5Air Quality SectionpageLeaf Me Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Life Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Lungs At Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Now You See It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Particular Particulates Pollute! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Cars and PollutionSolid Waste Management SectionpagePaper RecyclingMaking Recycled Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Paper From The Urban Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . 147CompostingAs The Worm Churns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149School Recycling ProgramHow To Recycle In School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Where Do We Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53DisposeSock Your Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Solid Waste ManagementAd It Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Depictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Smog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65The Throwaway Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Solid Waste Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Air Pollution from Wood Stoves and Outdoor BurningChimney Chokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69LandfillMaking A Mini Landfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191What Goes Up Doesn’t Go Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Waste and Water SectionSolid Waste Management SectionReduceConsumer AwarenessCan We Do Without The Can! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Waste, Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97ReuseI Don’t Need A Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113AdvertisingMore Than Meets The Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Where, Oh Where Has Our Water Gone? . . . . . . 207Waste And Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Oil And Water Don’t Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219What You Can’t See Still Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Treatment Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Watershed Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Commercials With An Environmental Message 115LitterHazardous Waste Management SectionNurture Some Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Bikes And By-Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Would You Do It If I Taught You?If I Paid You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Household Hazardous WasteRecycleHome, Family, and CommunityRecycle Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131What’s Hazardous At Home?Or Meet Mr. Yuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Hazardous Waste Hot Potato . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Safer Subs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Take A Look In Your Garbage Can! . . . . . . . . 133A-Way With Wastev

Activities Appropriate for Grades 6-8Air Quality SectionpageLeaf Me Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Lungs At Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Solid Waste Management SectionpageLitterWould You Do It If I Taught You?If I Paid You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127How Are Plants ‘‘Lichen’’ The Air? . . . . . . . . . . . . 17RecycleLighter Than Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Home, Family, and CommunityParticular Particulates Pollute! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Recycle Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Cars and PollutionCooperative Problem Solving ForThe Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Count the Cars! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Where Do We Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Sock Your Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Ad It Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63CompostingAs The Worm Churns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149School Recycling ProgramHow To Recycle In School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Smog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65DisposeAir Pollution from Wood Stoves and Outdoor BurningSolid Waste ManagementChimney Chokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Depictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161What Goes Up Doesn’t Go Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71The Throwaway Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Solid Waste Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171The Nose Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77LandfillSolid Waste Management SectionReduceConsumer AwarenessCan We Do Without The Can! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Making A Mini Landfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Waste and Water SectionpageMore Than Meets The Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Waste, Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Where, Oh Where Has Our Water Gone? . . . . . 207A Careful Consumer’s Trip To TheGrocery Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Waste And Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213PackagingPutting Your Product In A Package . . . . . . . . 105ReuseI Don’t Need A Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Oil And Water Don’t Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219What You Can’t See Still Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Treatment Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Watershed Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231AdvertisingCommercials With An Environmental Message 115Resource ConservationTake A Bite Of The Finite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Nonrenewable Resources: How LongW ill They Last? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121viA-Way With Waste

Activities Appropriate for Grades 6-8Hazardous Waste Management SectionBikes and By-Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Hazardous Waste In My Home Town? . . . . . . . . 247Household Hazardous WasteWhat’s Hazardous At Home?Or Meet Mr. Yuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Hazardous Waste Hot Potato . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Safer Subs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Hazards In My Home? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Read The Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321What Goes Around Comes Around . . . . . . . . 331Activities Appropriate for Grades 9-12Air Quality SectionpageSolid Waste Management SectionLeaf Me Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7ReduceHow Are Plants ‘‘Lichen’’ the Air? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Consumer AwarenessLighter Than Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19The Acid Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Making Acid Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Simply Shocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Can We Do Without The Can! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Waste, Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97A Careful Consumer’s Trip ToThe Grocery Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99PackagingHazy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Putting Your Product In A Package . . . . . . . . . 105Cars and PollutionYou’re Eating More Energy ThanYou Think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Count The Cars! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Where Do We Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Sock Your Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Oil Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Ad It Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63ReuseI Don’t Need A Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113AdvertisingCommercials With An Environmental Message 115Resource ConservationTake A Bite Of The Finite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Air Pollution from Wood Stoves and Outdoor BurningChimney Chokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69What Goes Up Doesn’t Go Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Wood Stove Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Nonrenewable Resources: How LongW ill They Last? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121LitterWould You Do It If I Taught You?If I Paid You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127The Nose Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77A-Way With Wastevii

Activities Appropriate for Grades 9-12Solid Waste Management SectionpageWaste and Water SectionRecycleOil And Water Don’t Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Home, Family, and CommunityWhat You Can’t See Still Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Cooperative Problem Solving For TheEnvironment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Paper RecyclingTreatment Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Watershed Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Making Recycled Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Paper From The Urban Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . 147CompostingAs The Worm Churns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149School Recycling ProgramHow To Recycle In School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157DisposeSolid Waste ManagementHazardous Waste Management SectionHazardous Waste In My Home Town? . . . . . . . . 247What Waste Went Where? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Investigating Environmental Professions . . . . . . 279How Very Little It Must Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Household Hazardous WasteSafer Subs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Solid Waste: What’s My Responsibility? . . . . 173Hazards In My Home? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Deciding What To Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Read The Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321LandfillWhat Goes Around Comes Around . . . . . . . . 331Landfills Then And Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Making a Mini Landfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191IncinerationAnalyzing Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195viiiA-Way With Waste

A ir Pollution IntroductionThe Air Around UsEarth’s atmosphere is composed of a mixture ofgases, mostly nitrogen (78 percent) and oxygen(21 percent). Argon, carbon monoxide, methane,ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and carbonmonoxide make up the rest of the air. In addition toMotor Vehicles57.0%‘‘pure air,’’ our atmosphere also carries water vapor,solid particles, and human-caused pollution.The atmosphere surrounding the earth is very thinand fragile. Think about how thin the skin of anapple is in proportion to the rest of the apple. Thisis about how thin our atmosphere is compared .0%ResidentialWoodstoves10.0%the earth. Our atmosphere is made up of differentlayers. The layers begin at the earth’s surface andextend into space. Close to the earth is the troposphere. This layer is warm, contains a lot of oxy-bodies need more oxygen, so we breathe hardergen, and extends only ten miles from the earth’sand our hearts pump faster. If the air is dirty, oursurface. The outer layers (stratosphere, meso-lungs cannot absorb as much oxygen as they need.sphere, and thermosphere) are cooler and haveSmoking cigarettes brings in dirty air that has thisless oxygen. That is why airplanes need to carrysame effect on our lungs. Air pollution also affectsoxygen in case of an emergency.us more when we exercise.One of air’s most important jobs is to provide livingAir pollution has a greater effect on children, theplants and animals with the gases they need.elderly, and people with lung problems such asHumans and other animals breathe in the oxygenasthma, allergies, and emphysema. Children withthey need; then they use that oxygen to break downasthma may need to stay inside in the winter whentheir food. Oxygen is used to break down a sugartheir neighbors are using wood stoves that releasecalled ‘‘glucose’’ into carbon dioxide, water, andsmoke into the air. There are more deaths andenergy (a process called ‘‘respiration ’’). Theemergency room visits for lung problems when thecarbon dioxide and water are released into the airair is heavily polluted.when we breathe out. Plants respire too, but theyalso use the carbon dioxide, sunlight and water toUpsetting the Balancemake their own food in the form of glucose (aMany of the things we do pollute the air. Industry,process called ‘‘photosynthesis ’’). The plantstransportation, and everyday activities, such asrelease most of the oxygen produced in thismowing the lawn, all cause air pollution. Inprocess into the atmosphere through their leaves.Washington State, about 57 percent of our airImportance of (Clean) Airpollution comes from motor vehicles, 14 percentfrom industry, 10 percent from burning wood stovesIf you could sp

The fourth edition of A-Way With Waste includes 50 updated activities from the third edition with over 20 new lessons on air quality and two new water quality lessons. Fact sheets and activities have been updated. (Note: The third edition references and bibliography have not been updated.