Classroom Activities

Local

• Art of Recycling School Competition - Recycled art for K-12 students. Contact Recycle Hawai‘i at info@recyclehawaii.org for more information.
• Recycle Site Tours - For recycling site tours with your students, please contact ckawaguchi@co.hawaii.hi.us in East Hawai`i and akang@co.hawaii.hi.us in West Hawai`i.
• School Presentations - For classroom presentations on topics of Zero Waste, Reduce/Reuse/Recycle, Environmental Sustainability, Compost/Vermicomposting and more, please contact rsluss@co.hawaii.hi.us in East Hawai`i and akang@co.hawaii.hi.us in West Hawai`i.
• Compost Workshops - Program sponsored by Recycle Hawai`i, students and teachers can learn about backyard composting and vermicomposting. Contact Recycle Hawai‘i at info@recyclehawaii.org for more information.

Online

• US EPA: Recycle City
• Earth 911: For Students
• EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
• Make-stuff.com: Recycle It!
• State of California: Recycle Rex & Education
• US EPA: Students: Resources for Waste Education
• Environmental Lesson Plans by Marcal

Waste Reduction Resources

• State of Hawai`i: Educator's Guide
• Waste-free Lunches
• California Integrated Waste Management Board: Waste Reduction - School Diversion Guide

Funding Resources

• Captain Planet Foundation
• National Fish & Wildlife Federation: Grants
• US EPA: Environmental Education Grants
• US EPA: Region 9 Grants
• Grant Wrangler: Grants for Teachers
• Grants.gov
• KidsGardening: Grants
• Pay It Forward Foundation
• Alexander and Baldwin Foundation
• Alexander & Baldwin Foundation - Matson's Ka Ipu ‘Aina Program (community clean-ups)
• Atherton Family Foundation
• Consuelo Foundation
• Hawaii Community Foundation
• James and Abigail Campbell Foundation
• Cooke Foundation, Ltd.
• Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
• Hawaii People's Fund
• Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI)
• Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc.
• Bishop Museum
• Melinda Gray Ardia Foundation
• Kokua Foundation Hawai`I
• Change Happens Foundation