All the Way to the Ocean
All the Way to the Ocean

Based on the award-winning picture book by Joel Harper, All The Way to the Ocean is an uplifting story about two best friends, Isaac and James and their discovery of the cause and effect relationship between our cities’ storm drains and the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers.

Here Comes the Garbage Barge
Storyline Online

Before everyone recycled…there was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. What did they do?

Freeport - McMoRan: Dig Into Mining - Microbial Mining
Freeport - McMoRan

In this activity, students explore the role biological technology plays in mining and wastewater treatment.

OLogy: If Trash Could Talk
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Take a look inside your trash can. What clues can you find?

National Park Service: Junior Ranger Online - Do I Recycle or Upcycle?
National Park Service

When we go to our favorite outdoor places, we go to enjoy the natural world around us, but whose job is it to make sure these places stay safe?

National Park Service: Junior Ranger Online - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Homestead Online Activity
National Park Service

Think like a homesteader as you explore different ways to repurpose and reuse everyday items.

AirSpace: Space Junk (Season 1, Ep.7)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

This episode is all about orbital debris, a.k.a. space junk – where it comes from, how we’re trying to solve the debris problem, and what happens when it comes back to Earth.

But Why?: Why Is There A Big Patch Of Garbage In The Pacific Ocean?
But Why?

Four-year-old Leon has heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and he wants to know what the deal is. So we speak with someone who’s actually been there!

Ologies: Space Archaeology (SPACE JUNK) with Alice Gorman
Ologies

Archaeologist Dr. Alice Gorman is a leading expert on orbital debris and chats about what’s up there, how it got there, and how to get it down.

Short Wave: Food Waste + Poop = Electricity
Short Wave (NPR)

Some dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste and manure to create renewable energy.

Short Wave: Compost Your Loved Ones
Short Wave (NPR)

Later this year in Washington state, it’ll be legal to compost a human body.