Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot, Refresh?

Do a Google search for 'environment' or 'recycle' and your browser gets littered with links. I thought I would help you to sort through them to choose the best ones, so you can reduce the amount of time searching for yourselves at home. Here is a break down of the sites that we use in class which have the most kid friendly content:


Recycle Now's section on home composting is brilliant for young minds, and it even has a step by step video about the composting process. The only problem was that you can only order a compost bin if you live in the UK, so we had to make our own!


Both Compost This and Recycle This are vivid and informative sites. The latter has a forum type setup where people write in with questions as to how they could recycle things such as compact discs, old sponges, maps etc. Users can post their ideas to share with the poster.


Eekoworld is another gem from pbskids.org which is entertaining and interactive. The videos break down each form of pollution in depth and promotes action by posing questions about our responsibility for our future. There is also a game which has players searching around a virtual house looking for ways to reduce waste. Best of all, there is an interactive forum for kids to respond to different environmental prompts. We often give students a chance to submit their own posts on our classroom computer.