| Question of the Week
“ All the fertile areas of this planet have at least once passed through the bodies of earthworms.” -- Charles Darwin
Source: PA Resources Council, Inc.
Earthworms are one of nature's most efficient recyclers. Worm composting or vermicomposting ("vermis" is Latin for "worm.") is an effective way to recycle both food and some paper waste.
Source: Environmental Education for Kids
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 10% of
the waste stream is food and over 38% of the waste stream is paper. Some of these materials can be removed from the waste stream and reused to feed and provide bedding for worms in a worm bin.
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Source: Environmental Education for Kids
Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Standard |
4.2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
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Activities:
Composting: A Great, Rotten Idea
Compost Quiz Game
Source: NIEHS
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