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A.
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Where does it go?
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B.
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What is a landfill?
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C.
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What items could you buy to save natural resources?
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D.
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What items could you buy to reduce solid waste?
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E.
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Which items should you totally avoid?
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2.
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Divide typical items thrown away into four categories:
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A.
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Organic (potato peels)
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B.
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Renewable resource/recyclable (newspaper)
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C.
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Nonrenewable resource/recyclable (aluminum can)
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D.
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Nonrenewable resource/hard to recycle (plastic milk jug)
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3.
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Label the four jars with one of each of the above category headings.
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4.
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Fill each jar about 1/2 full with soil. Put a small sample of solid waste in each jar. Cover with soil and moisten. Leave the lids off the jars and place each jar away from direct sunlight.
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5.
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Predict and record what happens in each jar.
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6.
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Observe the jars and record any changes which occur over a three week period.
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7.
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Discuss the conditions which are occuring in the jars and compare these to the environmental problems occuring in today’s landfills. (ex. smell, leachate, methane gas, bugs, etc.)
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