CITY OF WICHITA SOLID WASTE PLAN AND HAULER COMPARISONS
http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/PWU/Pages/SolidWasteRecycling.aspx
EDUCADE
A free site that allows teachers to find, create, and share lesson plans for any grade level and subject area. This link is for Environmental Sustainability.
http://educade.org/categories/Sustainability/tools/Website/gradelevel/0-12/platforms/All-Platforms
INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGREES IN COLLEGE
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/green-degrees/
GARBOLOGY
Entertaining and educational web based game
http://www.naturebridge.org/garbology.php
GOING GREEN AT COLLEGE
http://www.letsgosolar.com/consumer-education/colleges-going-green/
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/going-green-on-campus/
NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Entertaining and educational with games, activities for kids and adults as well as lessons and lesson plans for teachers
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/
KAB
“Excellent resources for planning and developing recycling programs”
https://www.kab.org/resources/improve-recycling
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
This site explains the various recycling programs supported by the state.
http://www.kdheks.gov/environment/index.html
Grant opportunities
http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/about_grants.html
Kansas Organization of Recyclers
The Kansas Organization of Recyclers is comprised of public/governmental entities, business professionals, non-profit organizations and private citizens that support waste reduction, composting, reuse and recycling efforts in Kansas.
http://www.kskor.org/
NASA Presents:
From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (and Matt) comes a kids’ web site featuring Water, Weather, Plants, Energy and MORE.
http://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Reading Rainbow / Levar Burton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1l8HXa3HLk
Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste
Located at 801 Stillwell (316.660.7464) the HHW Facility is a place Sedgwick County residents can dispose of old chemicals and household hazardous waste free of charge.
http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/environment/householdhazardouswaste.asp
Sedgwick County Recycling Guide
This online guide lists where many of the most commonly used household items can be recycled in Sedgwick County.
http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/environment/recyclingguide.asp
The Story of Stuff
The Movie “The Story of Stuff”
Entertaining animated and narrated history of how we got to this point in our wasteful lives.
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/
Electronics, from mines to toxic waste
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-electronics/
Bottled water … Do you know how it developed and where yours has been?
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-bottled-water/