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K - 12th
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What a Waste

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Students identify ways their lifestyle contributes to our country's trash problem and ways to reduce the amount of waste we produce. They define consumption and solid waste and list ten ways to reduce the amount of trash generated at home.

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solid waste, consumption

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consumption, solid waste, science

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Website

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