1	Earth Thrillers Teri Dillenberg and Tracie Olson
2	Introduction Everyday landfills take in thousands of tons of garbage. Your goal is to become aware of and reduce the fillers leaving your home. You will need to become familiar with items which can be recycled. Tap into the links in the sources section to find out more about ways to reduce the amount of garbage that leaves your home. The waste that is not recycled becomes an earth filler. These fillers are a huge problem we create for ourselves. Become a problem solver and learn how you can make a difference. Become an Earth Thriller not a Filler.
3	Task Your task is to reduce the amount of waste you send to the landfill by properly reducing, reusing, recycling, repairing and composting the waste generated in your home.
4	Process This project involves weighing the garbage you recycle and the waste you send to the landfill. You will gather four weeks of data and determine the total amount of waste that leaves your home. These are land fillers and are calculated by subtracting the recycled materials from your total wastes. You will determine which waste has the greatest contribution to the landfill and which contributes the least. Then you will create a list of top ten Earth Fillers. These are the most common items you found that make their way to the landfill each week from your home. Then you will create ten ways to reduce or avoid the fillers that leave your home to pile up in the landfill. This list will be turned into an awareness poster for you, your family, and your friends so you can make a difference.
5	Sources Click on any of the green resources below to learn about recycling. Find out how to collect and separate items so they are able to go around again, and stay in the recycling loop. Greenville Outagamie DNR-WI EPA Roscoe’s Recycle Room Trash
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9	Evaluation Print off the rubric and it will help you create a terrific Earth Thriller project. Rubric
10	Teacher Page The link below will allow you to print the data gathering page and other materials you will need to become an Earth Thriller. An edible landfill activity is also included.
11	Conclusion The more you know about recycling the more materials you can keep in the recycling loop. Inform your family and friends that you have made a difference. Share your data and create posters of your top ten was to avoid or reduce landfill wastes lists to increase awareness in your school and community. You have what it takes to make a difference! Congratulations !!! You are an Earth Thriller.
12	Resources Sites used for this presentation include: www.townofgreenville.com www.co.outagamie.wi.us/Recycling-Hazardous/recycling/cover.htm www.epa.gov/kids www.earth911.org www.recycleroom.org www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/recycle/ * Disclaimer- These are external links and the district is not responsible for their content.*