Recycling For Kids

One kid can make a difference

Jason Potter displays his bottle cap collection

Photo by Jack Potter

A 4-H project by an 11-year-old raises awareness about bottle cap recycling

Eleven-year-old Jack Potter collected nearly 1,000 plastic bottle caps to encourage people to recycle their own bottle caps. For his hard work and dedication, Jack got the opportunity to exhibit his recycling project at the Iowa State Fair, and he got in the news!

A new crazy way to recycle

Crazy Crayons You probably recycle your bottles and cans all the time, but have you ever thought of recycling other things? Like crayons?

Check out crazycrayons.com, a website where you can get crayons in all shapes and sizes, made from old recycled crayons! You can send in broken crayons that you find and help save them from the trash!

The Energy Song

Woody Cowan's 1st grade class at Tryon Elementary School A classroom full of first graders in front of a chalkboard that says, "Energy"

year 2001- Tryon, NC

Lyrics to the Energy Song

If you like the Energy Song, you might like the play that it's in!

It's a great way for you and your classmates students to raise public awareness and teach about the ways that recycling is important. It's called...

Mrs. Inahurry and the Amazing Trash Converter

Mrs. Inahurry is always running from here to there. She never has the time to rest--and she certainly has no time to worry about recycling! But when a power outage puts her and her two kids' crazy life on hold, the Inahurrys learn about recycling and conservation. To find out more about this fun play for elementary-school students, visit www.farrellworks.com. (10% of the profits from the sale of this play are being donated to CRI!) Written, Produced and Directed by Jim Farrell.

Kids, you can help your folks by:

REDUCING

REUSING

RECYCLING

You can remember to separate your cans, bottles, and newspapers, which makes that trip to the curb easier on Mom and Dad. Want to learn more ways to help? Visit the links below!