Do you know what it means to upcycle? It means to reuse discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original. Some people describe it as turning trash into treasure. Miss Traci is hosting an Upcycle That! event for 1st-3rd graders next Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 4 p.m. Make faux stained glass jars and learn about other ways you can use your creativity to make our world a better place. Registration is required. You can sign up online or by phone (205-444-7830).
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Zero Waste Kids: Hands-On Projects and Activities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle by Rob Greenfield(02/15/22)
While most kids probably aren’t going to grow all their own food for a year like Rob has, Zero Waste Kids features fun and practical projects for growing some of your own food, with advice and encouragement for why doing so is important. And, instead of wearing all their trash for a week like Rob did, with Zero Waste Kids, they’ll learn how to audit their trash, to really understand how much waste they’re personally contributing to the earth’s landfills. Zero Waste Kids helps children to understand the world they live in and inspire them to start living in a more sustainable way. Of all the environmental problems we face, “trash” is one that is easiest to understand because it is very visual, whereas many other problems are more abstract. Zero-waste isn’t the solution to the world’s problems, but a very good place to start.
