The Quest for Less provides resources about solid waste for teachers, including hands-on lessons and activities, enrichment ideas, journal writing assignments, and other educational tools related to preventing and reducing trash. These resources introduce the idea of natural resources as a source for many products that become solid waste; explain the life cycle of products and the quantity and type of waste they produce; and review the common methods of managing solid waste, including recycling, composting, landfilling, incinerating, and preventing waste in the first place. Also included is information about hazardous waste. Activities and concepts can be incorporated into existing curricula, or teachers can create special week-long units on the environment and solid waste or use the activities to commemorate Earth Day. Some of the resources are online; most must be ordered.

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This resource references 'Wastes - Kids Page: Planet Protectors Club'

Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste (5305W)