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Do kids think trash disappears to a place second-star to the right, and straight on 'til morning?

05.30.2008

Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 12:59am.
The Bite:
Not if they've been to a landfill. Rubbish doesn't end up in some imaginary, far-away place; most of it ends up nearby in a garbage dump. Peter Plan a trip to one with the kids for a down-'n'-dirty (but enlightening) daytime outing.
The Benefits: 
  • Teaching kids that trash doesn't just disappear - especially important since each of us creates about 4.6 pounds of trash per day, and 55% goes to landfills (the other 45% is recycled or incinerated).
  • It's 99% cheaper than a trip to Knott's Berry Farm - and you might even come home with some used car parts...or something.
Personally Speaking: 
Heather's dad used to take her to the dump occasionally as a kid, where she'd watch him chuck garbage over the side of their truck and into dumpsters, always thinking that those dumpsters must be magic since they never ran outta room for more garbage.
Wanna Try: 
  • To find your local landfill, just contact your garbage company.
  • Story of Stuff - kid-friendly, 20-minute online video that explains all about consumption and where our stuff goes when we're through with it.

Cocktail Fact

Before Peter Pan, the term Never-Never Land referred to uninhabited regions of Australia.

Bang For The Bite

Weird idea, we know, but truly, showing kids what happens to their trash can make a consumption-lowering mark that could help countless future generations.

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