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A selection of games, apps and videos related to the environment, to keep kids educated and engaged.

National Geographic Kids: Recycle Roundup

In this video game from National Geographic Kids, players can help Gus the Gorilla help clean up a city park by putting all the trash in the proper bin.

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Recycle Devon: Minibeast Bingo

Download or print off the bingo sheet and head outside to your compost bin, garden or a local outdoor space to see which minibeasts you can find!

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Dinosaur Garbage Truck by Yateland (iOS App)

Take control of 5 different garbage trucks to clean waste as it piles up on the sidewalks. After that, use up to 30 giant machines to help sort and recycle mixed waste and keep your city clean!

Get the free app!

Secrets From The Recycling Plant: How A Used Bottle Becomes A New Bottle

NPR’s Planet Money goes inside a recycling plant and a bottle factory to see the technology that turns used glass into new bottles.

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Reuse and recycle clothing!

Remember that reusing is much better than recycling. Here are some ideas for giving your clothing new life by swapping with your friends, donating to thrift stores, or recycling the fabric into something else!

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Fun recycling facts

  • Recycling 1 ton (2,000 lbs) of paper saves 17 trees.
  • On April 22, 1970, the very first Earth Day introduced the concept of recycling to the general public.
  • Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours—or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.
  • Every person in Sonoma County produces 5 pounds of garbage per day.
  • 70% of what people in Sonoma County throw away could be recycled.The highest percentage of what is currently being landfilled in Sonoma County is food waste—21.44% or 80,244 tons
  • If the paper that is currently being landfilled in Sonoma County was recycled into more paper, it would save enough energy to power a city the size of Windsor.
  • The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world's people generate 40% of the world's waste.
  • Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic beverage bottles every hour!
  • There is no limit to the number of times an aluminum can may be recycled.
  • 350,000 aluminum cans are recycled every minute!