The following are brief descriptions of some of the selections. The Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services has a wide selection of continually evolving programs that are available throughout the year to help students learn about the 3R s, litter prevention, landfills, and much more.
Most programs involve hands-on activities for the students.
Here are some brief summaries of several of the programs that we take out to schools. This presentation on landfills versus open dumps explains the difference between where they take our garbage today, and where they took it in our recent past. Problems associated with open dumps, such as disease, and the production of methane gas are discussed, and with the help of a model sanitary landfill the methods of reducing these problems are shown. This presentation also introduces the importance of recycling and composting which help to reduce the amount of garbage taken to the landfill. PTLO s vary with grade level.