What’s the Harm of Putting Something in My Recycling Bin That Shouldn’t Be There?
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Grades: 6 - 8

Video Description: Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains the importance of not putting the wrong item into your recycling bin.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Environment-46**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video as part of a recycling project students create to encourage recycling in their own life or in school.

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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