I’ve mentioned a couple of EPA kid resources in the past, but way in the past. I’m bringing them up again because they really are the best around. My son LOVES them. He joined the Planet Protectors Club about two years ago and is really into recycling topics now. He enjoys the short story format and never gets tired of solving the recycling mystery. He joined back when the EPA was still sending the Planet Protector kit out in paper form. Now they have everything online, available for downloading.
The EPA offers age appropriate resources with games, coloring pages, facts and …read more

Yesterday, in my list of non-recyclables, I posted that aerosols are not recyclable. But that’s based on my experience. I’ve had a heck of a time with centers in a few of the towns I’ve lived in.
So then, Peter, left this comment, “You are wrong! Aerosols are currently easily recycled – in the UK 95% of local councils accept them in the recycling scheme. Incidentally most aerosols contain around 25% of material that is recycled.”
Which of brings me back to my point that I personally have had aerosols turned away by recycling centers. I usually just don’t buy them. Still, …read more

Plenty of people don’t believe in global warming. Many don’t believe that toxins can and do harm our children. If environmental issues were less serious though we might not have a need for places like the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research. There are 14 centers total right now but that number has grown quickly from the original 8 started in 1998.
The goal of the Children’s Centers is to address the fact that children are extra vulnerable to the negative effects of environmental exposures. Each of the current centers researches environmental risks along with how to reduce …read more