SANTA ANA (CNS) – Students in Orange County will soon have access to “Project Zero Waste,” a free kindergarten-through-12th-grade curriculum focused on recycling, composting and environmental sustainability through a program launched by OC Waste & Recycling and the Orange County Department of Education.
Officials said the digital curriculum is designed to align with California science and social science standards and will be offered in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to schools and homeschool families countywide.
The program includes age-appropriate lessons ranging from basic waste sorting and composting concepts for younger students to climate science, methane emissions and food recovery systems for older students…