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Solid Waste Association of North America
A good place to learn about current issues in the solid wastes world. Two of the most useful sections are "hot topics" and "contact us", both of which can be used to find out more about municipal solid waste management.
Other
Commercial Paving and Recycling
This site describes products, services, and technology incorporated to recycle construction and demolition wastes in order to reduce the amount of waste destined for the landfill.
Other
Zero Waste America: Landfills
Lists landfill issues such as leakage, water contamination, air emissions, and hazardous waste dumping. Gives extensive documentation site links.
Other
E Jnet: The Basics of Landfills
This website answers most questions reguarding landfills. Learn what landfills are and how they are constructed. In addition to providing responses to several simple uestions, this website includes links to several related resources.
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Recyclezone: Fun Zone: Is Your Brain Full of Rubbage?
This educational website offers a self-assessment quiz on the best ways to reduce waste. It also offers a variety of activities in addition the quiz, including games, extended research, and teacher resources.
Other
Think Green: Secret Life of Landfills
Visit this landfill in Florida, and learn about the job of this waste management plant. [1:32]
Other
Waste Age: Computing the Damage
This article chronicles the problems of disposing obsolete computers and other electronics, the harmful substances they add to landfills here and abroad, and projections for the future.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Eek, It Leaks!
During this activity, students will try to construct model landfill liners out of two-inch strips of garbage bags within resource constraints. The challenge is to construct a bag that will hold one cup of water without leaking. This...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Composting Nature's Disappearing Act
In this activity, students explore the idea of biodegradability by building and observing a model landfill. This serves as an introduction to the idea of composting. Students learn about the role of engineering in solid waste management.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Landfills: Building Them Better
Waste disposal has been an ongoing problem since medieval times. Environmental engineers are employed to develop technologies to dispose of the enormous amount of trash produced in the United States. In this activity, young scholars will...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solid Waste Takes Over
In this lesson, students explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They will collect classroom trash for analysis and build model landfills in order to understand the process and impact of solid waste management. Students...
Read Works
Read Works: Take Care of Our Planet
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solving the problem of landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Too Much Trash
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling to reduce trash in landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: A Sweet Earthquake Shake on Landfill
In this activity, you will build a sweet building on a homemade shake table and find out how an earthquake impacts buildings constructed in landfills.
Other
Recycling Revolution: Recycling Facts
Lists facts about recycling aluminum, paper, plastic, and glass, and about solid waste and landfills.
Planet Pals
Planet Pals: Litterbug Game
Learn some interesting facts concerning the impact twelve ordinary items can have on the environment.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: The Abandoned Mine [Pdf]
For this mini-unit, students will research urban waste disposal issues, and investigate the practicality and environmental impact of using an abandoned mine as a landfill.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Whose Garbage Is It? [Pdf]
After researching the political and environmental issues around Toronto, Ontario's shipment of its waste to Ann Arbor, Michigan, students will hold a debate and write an opinion paper.
Other
Waste Age: Glacial Till Acts as Natural Landfill Liner
This article discusses how a South Dakota landfill company is using glacial till as the landfill's bottom liner. (Published Sep. 1, 1997)
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Land Pollution
What is land pollution? Discover the causes and effects, how you can help, and other fun facts.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Land Pollution
Kids learn about land pollution and how it effects the environment and health. Study causes, pollutants, garbage, landfills, trash, and facts.
Curated OER
Number of Landfills
Lists landfill issues such as leakage, water contamination, air emissions, and hazardous waste dumping. Gives extensive documentation site links.