Recycling and Composting in the Classroom

For K through 12 Educators

July 13-15, 2008 at Brevard College

This workshop, designed for K-12 educators, will focus on recycling and composting, and their importance in solid waste management and sustainability. In learning about these topics, participants will also be learning how and why to teach about recycling and composting. Woven throughout the workshop will be material from both Wake County's "Feed the Bin" and Keep America Beautiful's "Waste in Place" school recycling curriculum guides. In addiction to this curriculum, we will focus on how to implement and effectivelyrun a recycling and composting program in a school setting.

Workshop participants are eligibleto receive up to 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits based on 15 contact hours, as well as Criteria III credit in the North Carolina Environmental Educators (NCEE) certification program.