Our presenter was:

Mary Gillaspey, Education Specialist
Metro Waste Authority
300 E. Locust St., Ste 100
Des Moines, IA 50309-1864
www.mwatoday.com

MWA has trunks for one week check out, free of charge. If you cannot check out a trunk, (there are other topics) you can gather the materials yourself, using the inventory listed below as a reference. Mary is the contact for the trunk resource.

Mary also recommends this website from UNI.

The Trash and Treasure Trunk explores recycling, composting, landfilling, and proper household hazardous waste disposal. Inventory follows:

Books (for teachers and students)
Recycle! By Gail Gibbons
Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
Compost Critters by Bianca Lavies
The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
The Wump World by Bill Peet
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
Compost! by Linda Glaser
The Wartville Wizard by Don Madden
Garbage by Robert Maass
The Garbage Monster by Joni Sensel (with teacher guide)
Recycled Crafts Box by Laura C. Martin
Trash! by Charlotte Wilcox
Earth Book for Kids by Linda Schwartz
The Great Trash Bash by Loreen Leedy
What a Load of Trash! by Steve Skidmore
Stuff…by John C. Ryan, Alan Thein Durning
Material World by Peter Menzel
Young Discovers–Garbage and Recycling
50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
Ecology
The Adventures of the Garbage Gremlin
Videos
“The Adventures of Corri and Boxer / Johnny Cycle”
‘Garbology” (with teachers’ guide)
“Recycling with Worms”
“Where the Garbage Goes”
“Earth Aid: Recycling”
“Napcor’s PET Recycling: The #1 Success Story”
“The Rotten Truth”
“Recycling Video Quiz”
General Teacher Resource Books
Protecting Our Planet, Grades 1-3
Protecting Our Planet, Grades 4-8
Earth Cycles activity guide

Poster
“Where Does Your Homework Go?” (activity ideas on the back)
“Save the Earth—Recycle!”
“The Life Cycle of a Soccer Ball”

CD ROM
“Ollie Saves The Planet”