4-H Agriculture

Recycling

Kami Fulkerson
November 11, 2020

Complete at least two (2) of the activities/experiments in your project manual and exhibit those results along with your completed and signed record sheet in a notebook or folder, plus one of the exhibit choices listed below.

BEGINNING (Grades 3-5)

Recycle an article by making it into something else you can use. This can be clothing items, furniture items, bottles or cans, decorations, or other items.

INTERMEDIATE (Grades 6-8)

Prepare a poster (22" x 28" following poster requirements) or display (no larger than 2' x 3') showing something you learned from your completed activities or experiments. Include your results. You may show the actual experiment or make an item from recycled material, i.e. plastic, tin, boxes, etc.

ADVANCED (Grades 9-12)

Display a recycled article or expand on one of the activities or experiments in your manual. Prepare a poster (22" x 28" following poster requirements) or display (no larger than 2' x 3') showing something you have learned. Be sure to include your results, notebook, and an explanation of how you changed or expanded the experiment.
Show a recycling program in your area, home or neighborhood. Prepare a poster (22"x 28" following poster requirements) or display (no larger than 2' x 3') showing your plan, and one or more of the benefits of your recycling efforts (money saved or recouped, resources saved in terms of pounds of material, number of trees, manufacturing dollars, etc). Or show a recycled item you made from plastic or tin cans.
Design your own activity or experiment to exhibit. Size limitations are the same as for the other exhibits. Difficulty level should be about the same as the other options in this level. Check with Extension Office and/or local club leader for approval of plans. Be sure to include a notebook outlining your plans and include your results.
Create a notebook of recycling ideas. Explain how a group like a 4-H Club could start a recycling activity to raise money, i.e. collecting newspapers, cans, or collect leaves for a compost area at a local farm or community garden. Show the benefits of your program.

Display a recycling bin for the kitchen. Create a notebook explaining how the bin works and its benefits.

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