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Hello, kids! Last time we talked about how recycling can help prevent garbage from piling up in landfills. With chemicals and machines, recycling turns old stuff into something brand new.

Today, let’s find out Mother Nature’s own recipe for recycling organic wastes into fertilizer. You’ll discover it’s something each of us can do. Are you ready? Read the rest…

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Hello, kids! By now, your heads are probably full of all sorts of stuff taught to you by your teacher. Hmm…so do you still remember Teacher Earth and the 3Rs?

Right! The 3R’s are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle–three easy ways we can help keep our planet clean and healthy. Last month we talked about how to Reduce and Reuse. So this time, let’s talk about how to Recycle. Read the rest…

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Jeneen Garcia / The Greenie Patch

Last month we started talking about the 3R’s we need to learn by heart. Nope, not reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic, as your grandparents might tell you. For Earth-lovers like us, the Big 3 are reduce, reuse and recycle.

Today, let’s see what the first R, reduce, is really about. Read the rest…

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Hello again, kids! How’s school been so far? Do you know that way back in your grandparents’ time, the three most important subjects were called the “3R’s”? Yup! This stands for reading, ‘riting (writing), and ‘rithmetic (arithmetic or basic math).

You kids today are lucky because you get to learn not only these 3R’s, but other things, too, like how to use computers to do homework. But wait, there’s another set of 3R’s you definitely need to know.

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