Zero Waste Kids: Hands-On Projects and Activities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Inspired by internationally acclaimed environmental activist, humanitarian, and adventurer Rob Greenfield, Zero Waste Kids teaches through illustrated projects and activities how to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home, at school, and in your community.

While most kids probably aren't going to grow all their own food for a year like Rob has, Zero Waste Kids features fun and practical projects for growing some of your own food, with advice and encouragement for why doing so is important. And, instead of wearing all their trash for a week like Rob did, with Zero Waste Kids, they'll learn how to audit their trash, to really understand how much waste they're personally contributing to the earth's landfills.

Zero Waste Kids helps children to understand the world they live in and inspire them to start living in a more sustainable way. Of all the environmental problems we face, "trash" is one that is easiest to understand because it is very visual, whereas many other problems are more abstract. Zero-waste isn't the solution to the world's problems, but a very good place to start.

Zero-Waste projects include:

• Conduct a household trash audit to discover who throws away what and why.
• Swap disposable shopping bags and lunch boxes for reusable, zero-waste options.
• Compost your food scraps and grow your own food.
• Make natural-dye play dough, leaf prints, and more.

Leading by example, Rob is donating all of his proceeds from the book to environmental nonprofit organizations. Zero Waste Kids is every kid's go-to guide for making a difference.

Activities contributed by April Hepokoski, Zion Lights, Heidi Rose, Alyssa Binns Gunderson, and Michelle Cassar.

Author: Rob Greenfield
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 8.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781631599415
ISBN10: 1631599410
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Crafts for Children
- House & Home | Sustainable Living
- Science | Experiments & Projects

About the Author

Rob Greenfield is an adventurer, environmental activist, humanitarian, and dude making a difference. He is dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable and just world.

All of Rob's extreme adventures and activism campaigns are meant to bring attention to important environmental and social issues and to inspire positive change. Through his life he aims to inspire others to make simple, small changes in their lives that will grow into great change within them and within society.

Rob's adventures and his life have caught the attention of the world and he has been featured on thousands of media outlets including the BBC, CBS This Morning, Discovery Channel, USA Today, LA Times, The Guardian, Huffington Post, and TEDx.