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OC Waste & Recycling and Orange County Department of Education's Inside the Outdoors invite educators in Orange County to register for Project Zero Waste! Created by educators for educators, this free, standards‑aligned K–12 curricula integrates into existing classroom lessons and advances environmental learning for students across Orange County. Project Zero Waste makes waste diversion education engaging, practical and impactful in your classroom!
Register for Project Zero Waste
Learn about Inside the Outdoors
Landfill Field Trip
Family Engagement Activities
Bin It to Win It
Sorting items into the trash, recycling, and organics bins is one of the easiest and most powerful ways that Orange County families can care for our environment. This printable card game invites everyone to become a master waste sorter.
Kitchen Quest
Composting is nature’s way of giving food scraps a second life as rich, nourishing soil for plants. During this quest, your family will take a look at what you toss in a single day and discover how many items can become compost instead of trash.
Organic Waste Challenge
Your family creates more compostable material than you might think! In this challenge, you’ll keep an eye on your weekly trash and track how much you generate. After graphing your results over one week, you’ll set goals to reduce your household’s waste over the next few weeks.
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