An Educator's Guide for Plastic Ahoy: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Waste Audit Worksheet

List the number of people in your family _______________

Questions

In One Day

In One Week

In One Month

How many plastic shopping bags does your family acquire? How many plastic bottles of water does your family use (water, soda, juice, etc.)? How many cans of soda pop does your family use?

How many glass bottles does your family use? How many metal cans (food cans) does your family use? How many cardboard boxes (including boxes of food) does your family use? How many bags of trash does your family generate?

How many magazines does your family acquire? How many newspapers does your family receive?

Newman, Patricia, and Annie Crawley. Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4677-1283-5 www.patricianewman.com www.anniecrawley.com www.debbiegonzales.com


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