Today we talked a bit about what landfills are, how long everyday items take to decompose, made our own class landfill, and started a journal to record what we see in the next few weeks. We added sticks, aluminum, paper, plastic, styrofoam and lettuce to our landfill in class.The class was SHOCKED to find out how long stuff takes to decompose. Did you know it takes 450 years for plastic? 500+ years for glass? 100 years for tin? 350 years for aluminum? 1 year for material? 1 month for paper?
Beware...the kids all wanted to make their own landfills for home! Maybe a summer project? :-)
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I work at Waste Management, Inc. and I saw your Blog. Thank you so much for posting.
Congratulations to your class for learning about landfills and thank you for the interest you have shown in the process of educating our youth on how our society can safely manage waste disposal. As the nation's largest recycler and owner (or operator) of almost 300 landfills, we thank you for your attention to this matter.
If you have any questions or need a contact, please don't hesitate to write - eaaron@wm.com. Thank you, Erika Aaron - Office of Public Affairs.
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