Waste and recycling: Recycling and energy recovery

Students will learn about what happens to garbage after it leaves our homes, how much garbage we produce per person and together in the U.S. each year, and discuss the harmful environmental repercussions of so much waste. Students will visualize the percentages of material components of garbage and experiment with a waste-to-energy method. Students will strategize about how to reduce the amount of garbage and how to put garbage to productive use for society. **Note that this module is part of PwC’s Earn Your Future™ sustainability curriculum.