Put the room number of each classroom in session during this period in a box. Choose 20% of them. Ask your teacher to get permission from these teachers to survey their classes. Survey the students in these classes to find out:

1. What percent of your beverage containers do you recycle at home?

2. Why do you not recycle all your containers at home?

3. What percent of your containers do you recycle at school?

4. Why do you not recycle 100% of your containers at school?

Compare reasons given to reasons for not recycling given at: http://environment.about.com/msubrcy3.htm?pid=2771&cob=home and the rebuttals at the same site and at: myths

A site where you can explore what different community members in a model city due to help reduce waste: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/