Classroom Activities in English
Classroom Activities in Spanish
Reading Materials
Nashville Public Library’s Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3-5 Grade) Book List
Waste and Recycling Games
Get Rowdy Recycle
Learn about Nashville's waste diversion and recycling programs with our Get Rowdy Recycle waste sorting game. Sort materials correctly and win fun items to build your own digital park!
Recycle City
Explore the EPA's Recycle City! Kids and adults across the city are finding ways to reduce waste, reuse and repair things, recycle, and compost in order to improve their city.
Break it Down
In this game, you help decomposers break down organic materials to make healthy, new soil.
Other Resources for Educators
- Make Recycled Paper - this step-by-step guide teaches you how to make your own recycled paper using materials you have around the house.
- EPA’s A Quest for Less: Activities and Resources for Teaching K-8
- Watch Plastic Wars on PBS - As both the plastic industry and the concern over plastic pollution grows, Frontline investigates the future of plastics including the plastics recycling industry.
- Home Investigation Sustainability Activity - Created by Urban Green Lab, this activity will help you evaluate your home and identify ways you can reduce your waste including reducing your food waste, solid waste, and litter.
- The Consumer's Guide to Zero Waste Living - Created by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, learn more about why zero waste is important and how you can reduce your waste at home, in the kitchen, while traveling, and at work.