1. Waylon the Worm & His
Composting Tips
Helping our Environment by
Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling.

2. • After we have finished buying our
groceries, preparing our meals, and eating our
dinner…. What is left for us to do?
• That’s right, Dispose of our waste.
• There are a number of ways to do this. Let’s
find out.

3. R e c y c l i n g

4. We can Recycle almost anything!
• Aluminum
• Tin
• Glass
• Paper & Plastic

5. Aluminum Products
• Click the Can to find out more about what
Aluminum becomes once it has been recycled.

6. • People recycle Aluminum and it is turned into
new forms of the metal to reuse for many
products such as cans, sheet metal, and you
can earn money for each item you turn in.

7. Tin Products
• Click the Tin to see what people are using the
recycled metal scraps for.

8. • People take recycled tin and send it to
manufacturers, mills, and steel mills.
• Tin is recycled to help make items like washing
machines, cars, bridges, and even new cans.

9. Glass Products
• Click a Bottle to find out what we do with
recycled Glass.

10. • Once Glass has been picked up from the
Recycling Bin it is distributed all over to be
formed into new items.
• Most glass bottles are recycled and made into
new bottles to be used again by soda and
beverage companies.

11. Paper & Plastic Products
• Click to find out where Paper and Plastic go to
be recycled.

12. • A milk carton can be recycled into 5 high
quality sheets of office paper
• Newspaper is turned into wood chips and
then into toilet paper.
• Other items include feminine
products, diapers, and glass.

13. Another great form of Recylcing:
• Composting is a great way to help our
environment and EVERYONE can do it.
• Click to see!

14. • Composting is a great experience for kids and it
helps to show that Nature has a life cycle.
• Composting helps gets the kids involved and
learn hands on that we can reuse waste to help
Earth grow.
• Our food waste can be reused to make new soil
to help grow flowers, plants, and make our
environment beautiful.

15. Our Compost Pile:
• We have to collect our orange
peels, apples, egg shells, and grass clippings.
• Find the perfect location.
• Hope the worms and other natural factors
help with our composting!

16. Remember:
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
Mother Earth
is watching!