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Garbage, especially the trucks involved, is a popular topic at our house. The boys help sort recycling and take out the trash. They also help compost food scraps and yard waste. Ian can describe in detail the different trash collection methods he has observed in Montana, Texas, and Pennsylvania.
This week we took a tour of the Centre County Solid Waste Transfer Station. First, we watched a front loader and snaggletooth loader move and compact garbage. Next we went to the recycling center, where workers were sorting and baling cardboard. We also saw bales of aluminium cans and shredded newspaper. We didn't get to see how steel cans are separated from aluminium cans with magnets, but the kids experimented with magnets and cans at home.
Books: Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Winter; Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by Glaser; A Day in the Life of a Garbage Collector by LeBoutillier; Recycle! A Handbook for Kids by Gibbons; Where Does the Garbage Go? by Showers; Garbage Trucks by Tourville; Buried in Garbage by Kalman
Videos: Totally Trucks: Garbage Monsters; Mighty Machines: Lights & Ladders
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