10 Ways to Teach Children To Recycle

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Start when they are small and you will create good recyclers. Teach them the three R’s of the Environment. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… and our world will be the better for it…

Start a recycling program at pre-school or grade school with the participation of the school.
At home: Make Garbage/Recycling day a fun Family thing to do.
Find ways to recycle old things into new things, make projects out of them.
- Recycle plastic bags into crotchet projects: Check out Myrecycledbags.com
- Go around the house and discover things that are not being used and re-purpose them, and make a contest out of it. Who can find the most things to re-purpose.
Create a poster illustrating the recycling symbols and post it in the garage or wherever you keep your recycles and make it a game with rewards for the kids, to see who knows the symbols best.
Create art day at the house, challenge the kids to make art out of something old instead of throwing it away.
As a fundraising project for school, collect old cell phones with the kids and then sell them to a reseller. Check out : Greenphone
Next time you buy new electronics, start a neighborhood Recycle Your Electronics Drive. Check myGreenElectronics they can help you find an electronics recyclers in your area.
Have them count how many paper towels are used in a day at home, challenge them to find ways to reduce the consumption.
Start a compost bin in the garden, teach them the benefits of composting. Here’s a Composting Guide
Start a new Habit: “Cross the door, Flick the Switch” Meaning if your leaving the room, turn off the lights…

Waste not, want not…(grandma)
For more ideas: Green To Do List

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February 25th, 2008 at 02:00 pm by bibi in Green Kids, Living Green, Recycle, The 3 R's

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Comments

Christy Said,
This is a great post. It is important to include children in our green endeavors.
bibi Said,
Hey Christy,
I agree, like anything else, the earlier we teach our kids the more automatic it becomes. Believe it or not, my brother lives in a city that does not recycle, and when his kids come over to my house I can see how little they know about recycling…

Thanks for stopping by…
Green Living Tara Said,
What a great post! I have 4 children and two of them are just now toddlers, so they are learning. My older 10 year old has learned about global warming in school and he is pretty eager to help recycle. My 4 year old always makes sure if it needs to be in the recycle bin, to tell of anyone who does not put it there.

Our city just started to go green not to long ago and issued everyone recycle bins. Ours always over flows, we may need a few!
bibi Said,
Hey Tara,
It’s great that the new generations are learning so early, so as to not have to undo bad habits.
I find it hard to fathom that there are still cities in this country that don’t have a recycling program. There is still a lot of work to do.

Thanks for stopping by…
wilson Said,
I totally agree with your opinions here, bibi.

Go figure, if the parents themselves didn’t concern about the recycle, then don’t even expected the young generation to practice this movement!
TIFFANI Said,
I WILL DO MY BEST
alicia is cool Said,
this is a great post since it is about teaching kids how to recycle. GO GREEN, at least for the EARTH and future generations.
Roman Nuckels Said,
Most people want to be eco-friendly but for the most part at least currently sometimes going green technlogoy is not financially a good idea currently.I have looked at eco-friendly and green technology alternatives like igo green charger and have adapted where it makes financial sense. So far I have also installed solar panels on my home but while looking for a electric car I find the cost doesnt justify it for me. While I am passionate about making green choices and opting for green technology whenever possible it is up to people like you and I to spread awareness and let the companies know there is a demand. Your website looks popular and I think you can help influence society with your insight and green technology tips. By the way I found your site by searching ” 10 Ways to Teach Children To Recycle | Good To Be Green ” and you were the first result. So I think your website is a perfect platform to discuss ideas that are thought provoking to help influence your readers to go green. - Good luck with your site, you deserve all the success! Please continue to talk about more eco-tips/green tech, every idea helps us get closer day by day!
bibi Said,
Hey Roman,

Thanks for stopping by and you are right that sometimes green technology does not make financial sense. But, there are many other things that can be done to help our environment that don’t cost any money at all. While we wait for the technology to catch up, we can be doing good in other areas.
You caught my attention with the name of your website, http://dirtycoals.com, looking forward to see what you do with it.
Good luck! Much success to you also.
Tatetu Said,
Hi,
we agree with all of you about teaching our children about recycling. After an extended research we believe that to save our planet we must educate our little ones how to live a “greener life”. Consequently we created our own cartoon with the purpose of not only entertain children but also teach them about the importance of conserving our planet’s resources.
Please visit our website at http://www.tatetu.com to learn simple ways that you and your children could incorporate in your every day life!