Zero Waste e-Learning
Explore our collection of resources designed to educate everyone!
Teach students how to become zero heroes in the classroom and at home.
Learn about:
- Markham’s waste reduction programs
- How to recycle right and recycle more
- The impacts of waste on humans and the environment
- Ways to make sustainable choices
Recycle Right, Recycle More
Resources
- Learn about Markham’s curbside collection and recycling depot programs
- Understand how to sort items at home and in the classroom the right way
- Discover what happens to blue box materials once they leave the curb
- Change the way you look at stuff! Understand the connection between people, the environment and our stuff
- Join the adventures of Michael Recycle to learn about the power of recycling
- Michael Recycle – Read Aloud or check out a copy at a Markham Public Library
Love Your Green Bin
Resources
- Understand how to sort items at home and in the classroom the right way
- Discover what happens to green bin materials once they leave the curb
- Take action on ways to waste less food
Reduce Your Single-Use
Resources
- Learn how to reduce single-use plastics
- Discover the history of plastics
- Understand why single-use plastics are harmful to the environment and the importance of practicing the 3R’s
- Learn about our relationship with plastics and their impact on aquatic ecosystems. Get inspired, figure out solutions to reduce single-use plastics