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Waste, Packaging, Recycling & Compost Case Studies
Case studies of companies saving money through reducing waste and packaging as well as implementing recycling and composting programs
Independent Producers
Industrial Scale Composting
Students in Bellingham, Washington, pushed to introduce composting programs at their high schools and these programs have proved successful. This story follows food from the school cafeteria to the compost site where microorganisms...
msvgo
Solid Wastes and Disposal
It describes various measures used for disposal and treatment of solid wastes.
Food Farmer Earth
A Restaurant's Journey to Zero-Waste Through Commercial Composting
This narrative highlights a restaurant's initiative to implement commercial composting, emphasizing the importance of reducing landfill waste by turning kitchen scraps into valuable compost. The restaurant owner shares insights on the...
Curated Video
Decomposition and its Implications in Composting, Food Preservation, and Biogas Production
This is a video discussing decomposition, the process by which organisms break down waste material and dead plant and animal material into simpler substances, which can then be recycled back into the ecosystem to be used by other...
Let's Tute
Waste Management and Disposal Techniques
This video discusses the various methods of waste management, including transportation, treatment, and disposal. It also touches upon the importance of proper waste management in maintaining a clean and safe environment. Additionally, it...
American Chemical Society
Can Plastic Be Composted?
Some plastics market as green, but are they really? Turns out, the question is a complicated one. A video lesson describes how these new plastics may have some decomposing properties but need a little boost from industry. The lesson...
Amoeba Sisters
Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
As the world turns ... so do the carbon and nitrogen cycles! Introduce them both to eager young biologists through an animated video, part of an extensive biology playlist. The narrator explains how each element moves through its...
PBS
Turning Food Waste Into a Resource
One in every seven truckloads of perishable foods delivered to grocery stores gets thrown away. Is there anything that can be done with this waste? One solution is to recycle the old produce and turn it into fertilizer. The video, part...
Bozeman Science
LS2B - Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
Produce, consume, decompose...repeat! Examine how matter and energy cycles in ecosystems by watching a video discussing NGSS standard LS2B. The narrator explains the requirements of the standard at each grade level, plus gives tips to...
MinuteEarth
Trash vs. Garbage
Is there a difference between trash and garbage? Well, there used to be, according to the narrator of the video. Scholars learn about the origins of the words and what the dictionary has to say about the matter.
Fuse School
How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment
To flush or not to flush ... that is the question. Is the wastewater treatment program in most towns and cities really the most efficient way to deal with waste? The fourth installment in a series of seven videos about the world's water...
SciShow Kids
Make the Most of Compost!
What do decomposers and a compost have in common? Decomposers help a compost break down, or decompose, things that can biodegrade and become similar matter. Watch a video that explores the science of composts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Saving Worms and Making Dirt
In this episode of the Kratt brothers, we learn about worms. We learn that we should protect them after a rain because they are important for composting and for breaking down soil. [2:28]
Other
Think Green: Food Waste
Bill Nye shows how to live in a more sustainable world, and compost our food waste. [4:26]
Other
Kiss the Ground: The Soil Story
Science meets inspiration in this tale of nature's best-hidden innovation: soil. The Soil Story is a short film [3:56] that shares the importance of healthy soil for a healthy planet. Versions of the video are available in English,...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Probing the Secret Life of Compost
Composting-pioneer Malcolm Beck explains the art and science of fertilizing organically.