Name(s):____________________________
WEBQUEST: GARBAGE
http://www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/intro.html
1. Visit the website listed above.
The answers to questions #2 and #3 can be found in the “Introduction”.
2. How much solid waste does the average American produce per day?
3. Define “sustainable practices”.
Continue to “Solid Waste”
4. How much of our “trash” gets recycled on a daily basis?
5. What percent of landfill waste could be reused or recycled?
6. How would this benefit us?
7. What is a harmful effect of burning our trash?
Continue on to “Find out possible solutions”
8. Name 2 ways we can reduce waste.
a.
b.
9. List 2 common recycling programs in many U.S. cities.
a.
b.
Click on the “Hazardous Waste” link at the top left-hand side of the page
Click the picture of the trashcan to “Test your knowledge about Hazardous Waste
in your Home”
Read through the directions
Make a decision for each picture and then click “How did I do”
10. List your results below:
Name(s):____________________________
Go back to the main website and click on “Global Effforts” on the left-hand side
11. What city in Denmark has developed a program for reducing waste on a large scale?
12. The # of landfills in this city have been reduced from 30 to ________.
13. What % of the city’s waste is recycled?
Click on “Find out about Possible Solutions”
Scroll down the page and read “Using Landfills for Energy: Texas”
14. What 3 cities in Texas are using landfills as a source of energy?
15. What is released during decomposition in landfills that contributes to poor air
quality?
16. At one landfill in Texas, methane gas is collected. What happens to it after it is
collected?
17. At one facility, this process is used to power __________ homes.
Click “Back to Global Efforts”
Click on the link at the top of the page that says “Try Shrinking a Landfill”
Read through the directions and complete the activity
18. What percentage did you reduce waste by?
19. What was your total budget spent?
Click “Back to Global Efforts”
Click on “The Future” on the top left-hand side of the page
20. ______________and ___________ of resources can affect the health of our children
and availability of raw materials.
Click on “Related Resources”
21. Visit one website and list the website here __________________________________
22. List 2 facts you learned from visiting the website.
a.
b.