Make-Remake Design Activity
Inspire students to reduce waste by applying a remake, reuse and recycle model in creating an entirely new product from recycled materials.
What are Plastics?
Learn about plastics, their history and application in our daily life. Conduct research to understand the life cycle of plastics and share findings with your class.
Different Types of Plastics
Learn about the different kinds of plastics found in our economy. Learners will learn how to distinguish what kind of plastic they are dealing with by looking at the labels on plastic products.
Properties of Plastics
Discover various physical and chemical properties of common household plastics through an at-home or in-class experiment.
Sources of Plastic Waste in the Environment
Explore the sources of plastic waste in the environment and learn about the countries and industries that produce the highest amount of mismanaged plastic waste ending in the environment.
Plastics in the Environment
Learn about the negative effects of plastic waste on our environment - focusing on how plastic waste impacts our land and water bodies and air.
Plastics in Our Oceans
Learn about the production of macro and microplastic, and how it ends up in our environments. Explore the negative impacts of plastic in our water bodies, in particular our oceans.
What is Your Plastic Consumption Footprint?
Learners will monitor their plastic waste on a weekly basis for a semester and take actions to reduce their plastic footprint.
Plastic Waste to Energy
Learn about the chemical conversion of plastic waste into energy. Explore Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre and learn how the facility manages its waste.
Plastic Waste to Consumer Goods
Explore ways in which plastic waste can be repurposed to create consumer goods by completing a make-remake activity (i.e., a design challenge to make something new out of recycled plastic).