Education Resources

Learn more: Composting Education Kit Guidebook (PDF).

• ComPoster Matching Game (PDF)
• How Compost Happens (PDF)
• Word Find Grades 3-6 (PDF)
• Word Find Grade K-2 (PDF)
• Worm ComPoster Matching Game (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)

Learn more: Recycled Products Kit Guidebook (PDF).

Note: Due to recent changes in the recycling and waste markets some of the information in this toolkit is outdated.  We are working to update our education resources to reflect these changes.

• Aluminum Recycling Process (PDF)
• Glass Recycling Process (PDF)
• Paper Recycling Process (PDF)
• Plastic HDPE Recycling Process (PDF)
• Plastic PET Recycling Process (PDF)
• Steel Recycling Process (PDF)
• Little Waste Crossword (PDF)
• Waste No Words Crossword (PDF)
• Little Waste Word Search (PDF)
• Waste No Word Search (PDF)
• Word Scramble (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF)

Learn more: Trash Trunk Guidebook (PDF).

Note: Due to recent changes in the recycling and waste markets some of the information in this toolkit is outdated. We are working to update our education resources to reflect these changes.

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Poem Activity (PDF)

All the garbage from both residents and businesses in Ramsey and Washington counties gets taken to the Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Center at 100 Red Rock Road, Newport, MN 55055. Here, the garbage goes through a process to recover its value.

Interested in taking a peek inside the Recycling & Energy Center? Take a virtual tour.