Groovin’ News Activity Sheet
SWA
Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Directions:
Unscramble the words to make a sentence that tells an interesting recycling fact.
1. saves
17
one
trees
recycling
paper
of
ton
_____________________________________________________________
2. approximately
32
make
it
pound
cans
to
of
one
aluminum
takes
aluminum
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Stack
will
newspapers
save
one
Pine Southern
tree
a
3-1/2 foot
recycling
of
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. glass
is
crushed
called
mixed
glasphalt
with
asphalt
_____________________________________________________
5. plastic
#1
bottles
carpets
be
t-shirts
made
and
boots
can
into recycled
_________________________________________________________________________
Use the bar graph to answer the questions below.
Use the pie chart to answer the questions below.
Palm Beach County
Waste Stream
TONS
2,250
Yard Waste Glass
12%
2% Newspaper
7%
2,000
1,750
1,500
1,250
1,000
Misc.
9%
Construction and
Demolition Debris
34%
500
250
Other Paper
20%
Clear Glass Phone Books Aluminum
Magazines
1. How many tons of aluminum were recycled?
_________________
2. How many tons of clear glass were recycled?
_________________
3. How many tons of telephone books were recycled?
_________________
4. If you put a title to this graph, what would it be?
______________________________________
BONUS: Calculate the number of pounds of telephone
books that were recycled: ________________
Food Waste
6% Textiles
Metals Plastics
1%
5%
5%
1. What was the percentage of yard waste in the
waste stream? _________________
2. What was the percentage of food waste in the
waste stream? _________________
3. What was the percentage of newspaper in the
waste stream? _________________
4. What was the percentage of plastics in the
waste stream? _________________
Printed on recycled paper
Groovin’ News Activity Sheet
Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________
Newspaper
e t m z y p x k t l e
n a e w e a e g y n a
og w a l p n y v o l
k i r t r e e i g z p
g l
i e l r r e c a m
yw t r m o g r p r s
t r e e n l y o y e l
z a t m k j r w g b u
l r e s o u r c e i
r
a n w n o w t o d f r
t p e l c y c e r m y
pn a x m t a y o r g
Research
Look around your classroom and write six things
that you can see that are paper products.
1. ______________________________
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Use the letters in the word “Newspaper” to
make new words. How many new words can
you make?
Circle the words in the puzzle related to
paper recycling.
paper
slurry
tree
water
fiber
energy
resource
environment
recycle
write
SWA
1. ______________________________
news
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
7. ______________________________
8. ______________________________
9. ______________________________
10. _____________________________
11. _____________________________
12. _____________________________
13. _____________________________
14. _____________________________
15. _____________________________
Class Project
A stack of newspapers 3-1/2 feet high will
save one Southern Pine tree. Save your
newspapers and see how long it takes you
to make a stack of newspapers that will
save a tree.
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
Printed on recycled paper
Individual Project
Keep a journal for one week and write
a list of all the paper products that you
use and record the amount used. Include
paperboard packaging such as cereal boxes,
toaster pastry boxes and products such as
paper plates, paper towels, etc.
Groovin’ News Activity Sheet
SWA
Answer Sheet
Name: _________________________________
Date: ___________________
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Directions:
Unscramble the words to make a sentence that tells an interesting recycling fact.
1. saves
17
one
trees
recycling
paper
of
ton
Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees.
_____________________________________________________________
2. approximately
32
make
it
pound
cans
to
of
one
aluminum
takes
aluminum
It takes approximately 32 aluminum cans to make one pound of aluminum.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Stack
will
newspapers
save
one
Pine Southern
tree
a
3-1/2 foot
recycling
of
Recycling a 3-1/2 foot stack of newspapers will save one Southern Pine tree.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. glass
is
crushed
called
mixed
glasphalt
with
asphalt
Crushed glass mixed with asphalt is called glasphalt.
_____________________________________________________
5. plastic
#1
bottles
carpets
be
t-shirts
made
and
boots
can
into recycled
Recycled plastic #1 bottles can be made into carpets, boots and t-shirts.
_________________________________________________________________________
Use the bar graph to answer the questions below.
Use the pie chart to answer the questions below.
Palm Beach County
Waste Stream
TONS
2,250
Yard Waste Glass
12%
2% Newspaper
7%
2,000
1,750
1,500
1,250
1,000
Misc.
9%
Construction and
Demolition Debris
34%
500
250
Other Paper
20%
Clear Glass Phone Books Aluminum
Magazines
1. How many tons of aluminum were recycled?
1,500
_________________
2. How many tons of clear glass were recycled?
1,750
_________________
3. How many tons of telephone books were recycled?
1,250
_________________
4. If you put a title to this graph, what would it be?
Answers will vary.
_________________
BONUS: Calculate the number of pounds of telephone
2,500,000
books that were recycled: ________________
Food Waste
6% Textiles
Metals Plastics
1%
5%
5%
1. What was the percentage of yard waste in the
12%
waste stream? _________________
2. What was the percentage of food waste in the
6%
waste stream? _________________
3. What was the percentage of newspaper in the
7%
waste stream? _________________
4. What was the percentage of plastics in the
5%
waste stream? _________________
Printed on recycled paper
Groovin’ News Activity Sheet
Answer Sheet
Name: _________________________________
Date: ___________________
Newspaper
e t m z y p x k t l e
n a e w e a e g y n a
og w a l p n y v o l
k i r t r e e i g z p
g l
i e l r r e c a m
yw t r m o g r p r s
t r e e n l y o y e l
z a t m k j r w g b u
l r e s o u r c e i
r
a n w n o w t o d f r
t p e l c y c e r m y
pn a x m t a y o r g
Research
Look around your classroom and write six things
that you can see that are paper products.
1. ______________________________
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Use the letters in the word “Newspaper” to
make new words. How many new words can
you make?
Circle the words in the puzzle related to
paper recycling.
paper
slurry
tree
water
fiber
energy
resource
environment
recycle
write
SWA
1. ______________________________
news
2. ______________________________
paper
saw
3. ______________________________
new
4. ______________________________
spare
5. ______________________________
was
6. ______________________________
sweep
7. ______________________________
weep
8. ______________________________
pan
9. ______________________________
an
10. _____________________________
ran
11. _____________________________
snap
12. _____________________________
nap
13. _____________________________
pear
14. _____________________________
ear
15. _____________________________
Class Project
A stack of newspapers 3-1/2 feet high will
save one Southern Pine tree. Save your
newspapers and see how long it takes you
to make a stack of newspapers that will
save a tree.
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
Printed on recycled paper
Individual Project
Keep a journal for one week and write
a list of all the paper products that you
use and record the amount used. Include
paperboard packaging such as cereal boxes,
toaster pastry boxes and products such as
paper plates, paper towels, etc.