Primary School - Grades K-3
P=Project E=Experiment
Test how biodegradable different materials are.
[E]
Can we reduce the waste that our school produces? [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Can we reduce the waste that our school produces? [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Elementary School - Grades 4-6
P=Project E=Experiment
Determine if paper towel use could be reduced by using a simple sticker on a paper towel dispenser that reminds people that paper towels come from trees.
[E]
Show that biodegradable plastic breaks down faster than regular plastic. [P] [P]
How much space trash really occupies? [E]
Research practices and habits that might reduce the amount of wastes created at school [P]
Densities of Various Solutions vs. Plastic Separation [P]
Do lunch packing materials decompose faster if they are buried in the ground or on top of the ground, and what materials decompose quicker? [P]
Construct biodegradable cups to replace Styrofoam cups. [P]
Prove that burning trash is a good alternative to landfills. [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Show that biodegradable plastic breaks down faster than regular plastic. [P] [P]
How much space trash really occupies? [E]
Research practices and habits that might reduce the amount of wastes created at school [P]
Densities of Various Solutions vs. Plastic Separation [P]
Do lunch packing materials decompose faster if they are buried in the ground or on top of the ground, and what materials decompose quicker? [P]
Construct biodegradable cups to replace Styrofoam cups. [P]
Prove that burning trash is a good alternative to landfills. [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Middle School - Grades 7-9
P=Project E=Experiment
Optimize garbage collection by efficiently identifying and gathering solid waste and transporting it to landfills, at a low cost, to prevent the dumping of waste.
[E]
Comparing Biodegradation in Dry-tomb and Bioreactor Landfills by Measuring CO(2) [E]
What kinds of garbage breakdown fastest, the most, and the easiest? [E]
Comparing Biodegradation in Dry-tomb and Bioreactor Landfills by Measuring CO2 [E]
Biodegradation of a Sugarcane-based Disposable Plate and a Tree-based Disposable Plate in a Landfill [E]
Which type of paper decomposes the fastest? [P]
Determine whether it is possible to harness wasted gravitational potential energy and convert it into easily accessed kinetic energy. Application of this principle is a garbage can that can bring itself out to the curb when full and back to the house when empty. [E]
Will biodegradable plastic spoons decompose in common environments? [E] [E] [E]
Study auto body plastic filler (ABPF) and see if it degrades, and how it may affect the environment, landfills, water system, soil and the degradation of other materials. [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Comparing Biodegradation in Dry-tomb and Bioreactor Landfills by Measuring CO(2) [E]
What kinds of garbage breakdown fastest, the most, and the easiest? [E]
Comparing Biodegradation in Dry-tomb and Bioreactor Landfills by Measuring CO2 [E]
Biodegradation of a Sugarcane-based Disposable Plate and a Tree-based Disposable Plate in a Landfill [E]
Which type of paper decomposes the fastest? [P]
Determine whether it is possible to harness wasted gravitational potential energy and convert it into easily accessed kinetic energy. Application of this principle is a garbage can that can bring itself out to the curb when full and back to the house when empty. [E]
Will biodegradable plastic spoons decompose in common environments? [E] [E] [E]
Study auto body plastic filler (ABPF) and see if it degrades, and how it may affect the environment, landfills, water system, soil and the degradation of other materials. [P]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
High School - Grades 10-12
P=Project E=Experiment
Rapidly degrade near 100% LDPE (Low-Density Polyethylene) in Landfills.
[P]
Create your own mobile app, by using the MIT App Inventor tool, and find out if crowdsourcing can be an effective way of cleaning up a school. [E]
How Fast Do Different Biodegradable & Compostable Materials Decompose? [E]
Test the efficiency of different cement composites in concrete for waste reduction and pollution reduction. [P] [P]
Create practical biodegradable packaging materials with varying concentrations of glycerin and different types of starch. [E]
Can dangerous, non-biodegradable poly(vinyl chloride) plasticizers be replaced by safer organic alternatives? [P]
Research The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storing issue [E]
Investigate possible methods of controlling Expanded polystyrene (EPS) pollution. [E]
Can plastics (synthetic substances) be replaced by almost equally efficient biomasses (natural substances)? [E]
Suggest a method by which municipalities can separate the plastic waste collected. [E] [E]
Test if polymers are photodegradable. [E]
Design for Biodegradation: Harnessing Natural Decay by Managing Physical and Chemical Dynamics [E]
What Is the Most Commonly Found Litter on the Beach? [E]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
Create your own mobile app, by using the MIT App Inventor tool, and find out if crowdsourcing can be an effective way of cleaning up a school. [E]
How Fast Do Different Biodegradable & Compostable Materials Decompose? [E]
Test the efficiency of different cement composites in concrete for waste reduction and pollution reduction. [P] [P]
Create practical biodegradable packaging materials with varying concentrations of glycerin and different types of starch. [E]
Can dangerous, non-biodegradable poly(vinyl chloride) plasticizers be replaced by safer organic alternatives? [P]
Research The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storing issue [E]
Investigate possible methods of controlling Expanded polystyrene (EPS) pollution. [E]
Can plastics (synthetic substances) be replaced by almost equally efficient biomasses (natural substances)? [E]
Suggest a method by which municipalities can separate the plastic waste collected. [E] [E]
Test if polymers are photodegradable. [E]
Design for Biodegradation: Harnessing Natural Decay by Managing Physical and Chemical Dynamics [E]
What Is the Most Commonly Found Litter on the Beach? [E]
Waste-to-Energy Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Recycling Background
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