Teachers and students in the 3rd and 4th grades learned about waste issues, set up a compost bin for their classrooms, and took a waste reduction field trip. The students used the knowledge they gained to promote waste reduction in their homes, neighborhoods, and the broader community through service-learning projects. Students created door hangers with recycling information and distributed them to 100 homes near the school. 300 reusable shopping bags filled with waste reduction information were distributed to school families and through the Marine General Store. Students created a tree showcasing the types of paper that can be recycled and displayed it in the Marine Public Library.