Recycling Education

Bremer County encourages recycling in your local city.

Bremer County offers free educational programs to Bremer County Schools, civic groups and youth groups on recycling and waste reduction. Activities range from learning about composting to taking a virtual fieldtrip to a landfill. A list of activities is included below. The Recycling Educator is housed with Bremer County Conservation in Tripoli. For more information about these educational programs, please call Chelsea Ewen, Recycling Educator at (319) 882-4742.

Recycling & Waste Reduction Activities

Activity	Grade Level
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Relay	Pre-K - 2nd   3rd - Adult
Virtual Landfill Tour	Pre-K - Adult
Worms Eat My Garbage; Composting with Redworms	Pre-K - 2nd   3rd - Adult
Trash to Treasures; Recycled Crafts	Pre-K - Adult
Shopping for the Environment	5th - Adult
Hazards in the Home Challenge	6th - Adult
Recycling Center Tour	Pre-K - Adult
The Throw Away Three Skit- A Tale of Humans & Their Trash Through History	5th -7th
Ecological Picnic	Pre-K - Adult
The Composting Tree	3rd - 6th
School Waste Audit	6th - 12th
Mr. Yuck & Poisons in the Home	Pre-K - 1st
Bottle Bill Debate Game	6th - 12th
Paper Recycling & Papermaking	1st - Adult
Virtual Tour	5th - Adult