Beach BagsOHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND INFOHIO

Where Does the Garbage Go?

STORY

I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullanGarbage Trucks by Mary Lindeen

Find both books in BookFlix on the INFOhio website. Go to infohio.org, click the purple PreK-5 button, and select BookFlix from the list. Find I Stink! and Garbage Trucks in the Family and Community section.

You may be prompted for the INFOhio username and password. If you don’t know it, contact your school, or find it by answering a few questions on INFOhio’s Find My Password page. Go to infohio.org and click Get Password under Students at the bottom of the page.

What would it be like if the trash were never collected? Discuss the role of the garbage truck and garbage collectors in keeping the community clean and healthy. Read/watch the story to see how this New York City garbage truck gets the job done.

BEFORE READING

I Stink! and Garbage TrucksREAD

MORE FUN ACTIVITIES

Build Your Own Garbage Truck Practice recycling by using cardboard boxes to build your own garbage truck just like the one in I Stink. Cover the boxes with paper, paint, or other materials. Add wheels and any other details using materials that might otherwise end up in the trash.

ACTIVITY

Trash or RecycleAmericans generate more than 200 million tons of garbage each year. Over 75 percent is recyclable, but we recycle only about 30 percent. As you read through the list of items on the Trash or Recycle sheet below, talk about why the item would either be placed in the trash can or the recycle bin. Draw a line from the item to either the trash can or the recycling bin. Do you recycle materials in your community? How many of the items listed do you find in your household?

MORE GREAT BOOKS TO SHARE

Visit your local public library to find more books about garbage collectors and the work they do in the community.

EXPLORE MORE

You may be prompted for the INFOhio username and password. If you don’t know it, contact your school, or find it by answering a few questions on INFOhio’s Find My Password page. Go to infohio.org and click Get Password under Students at the bottom of the page.

A. To read more about what garbage collectors do, go to infohio.org, click the purple PreK-5 button, and select Early World of Learning from the list. Click Know It! > People at Work > Garbage Collector. Click Open. Learn more by clicking on the question marks, watching the short videos, and looking at the images of garbage collectors in action.

B. What happens to the trash after it is collected? It is separated by sorters. Read more about these professional waste sorters in This Job Stinks (http://tinyurl.com/kaab6ef).

C. Lots of trash can be recycled and turned into new inventions. Read about 12-year old Max and his Home Dome from trash in Trash Collector (http://tinyurl.com/m6ez2ow). Click the PDF Full Text icon to see the article. What could you make from some of the trash collected at your house?

I Drive a Garbage Truck by Sarah Bridges Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie ClarkColonel Trash Truck by Kathleen CrawleyGarbage Trucks by Connor DaytonTrash Trucks by Daniel Kirk I am a Garbage Truck by Ace LandersA Day in the Life of a Garbage Collector by Nate LeBoutillier

The Amazing Garbage Truck by Ian MoreSmash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! by Barbara OdanakaWhere does the Garbage Go? by Paul ShowersTrash and Recycling by Stephanie TurnbullTrashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha

Trash or Recycle?Directions: Many of the things that are placed in trash containers can be recycled. Look at the items listed below and draw a line from the item to either the trash can for garbage collection or to the recycling bin. Use one color for trash and a second color for recycling.

Ceramics

Paper and envelopes

Cardboard

Plastic bottle caps

Magazines and newspapers

Diapers

Juice Boxes

Styrofoam

Plastic bags and plastic wrap

Tin, steel and aluminum cans

Napkins and paper towels

Pizza boxes

Plastic bottles

Electronics

Brightly dyed paper

Glass bottles and jars

Household hazardous waste like light bulbs

and batteries

Do you recycle materials in your community?

How many of the items listed do you find in your household?

AnswersTrash Can: ceramics, juice boxes, plastic bags and plastic wrap, napkins and paper towels, brightly dyed paper, household hazardous waste like light bulbs and batteries, plastic bottle caps, diapers, Styrofoam, pizza boxesRecycling: cardboard; magazines and newspapers; plastic bottles; paper and envelopes; tin, steel and aluminum cans; electronics; glass bottles and jars