Projects and Activities

Start Your Own Composting System
Learn how to turn food scraps, grass clippings, and leaves into black gold! We also include plans and instructions to build various compost bins, so you can get started today.

Year-Round Composting With Red Wigglers
Learn how to reap the benefits of traditional composting systems indoors, all year long!

How To Conduct A Waste Audit
A waste audit is a formal, structured process used to quantify the amount and types of waste being generated by an organisation. Information from audits will help identify current waste practices and how they can be improved.

Organize an Earth Day Groceries Project
The Earth Day Groceries Project is a cost-free environmental awareness project in which students decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages for Earth Day.

Grasscycling: Save the Earth, Your Lawn, and Your Back!
Did you know that the grass clippings from an average lawn account for
as much as eight tons of landfill waste per acre, per year? By grasscycling, you
can avoid this tremendous waste - not to mention the back pain caused by
lifting those bags!