Raising recycling awareness : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

Environmental pollution has increasingly become a large problem throughout the globe. Community recycling programs started emerging in the 1980s and continue to increase in number across the United States. Efforts to recycle materials in the household have focused mainly on paper, plastic, and metal. Schools use an astounding amount of paper on a daily basis. Grissom Elementary, located in Muncie, Indiana, throws away hundreds of pounds of paper weekly. In order to increase environmental pollution awareness, I began a paper recycling program in my third grade classroom. I also taught a unit entitled "Saving the Environment" in order to introduce the notions of other environmental pollutants and bring awareness to some of the younger members of the Muncie community.