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Metro Waste Authority (MWA) has partnered with Des Moines
Water Works, Wastewater Reclamation Authority, the City of Des Moines
Stormwater Utility, along with associate members- the cities of
Norwalk and Johnston to form the Urban Environmental Partnership
(UEP). The organizations share concerns about protecting water quality
in the Central Iowa area. One of the main goals of the UEP is to
educate students about what they can do to help.
The partnership has developed separate curricula for students in
grades K-8 in the Polk County area. MWA's Education Specialist
Mary
Gillaspey is working with the other utilities in bringing these
programs into the classroom.
The UEP has 16 programs available for grades K-8. Many of the
programs are specific to the services MWA provides, including helping
communities recycle, operating the Metro Park East Landfill, learning
the in's and out's of the Curb It! recycling program and providing
safe disposal of Household Hazardous Waste at the Regional Collection
Center.
For more information on any of these programs, or to schedule a
classroom presentation, contact Mary
Gillaspey, MWA education specialist, at 323-6505.
UEP
educational programs, tours and trunks brochure.
For Teachers
UNI
Lesson Plans, Books and Other Educational Resources
Click on the link above for lesson plans about waste issues, a bibliography
of environmental books and other environmental education information.
Information about upcoming graduate credit teacher training workshops
may also be found at this site.
UNI
Teacher Education Workshops
Click on the link above to learn about upcoming waste reduction
workshops. These workshops are offered by Science Education
and the Center for Energy and Environmental Education, College of
Natural Sciences, University of Northern Iowa.
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