WM FAN WORKBOOK

Monthly coloring pages and fun exercises for kids of all ages to learn how to Recycle Right and be a Wise Waste ambassador.

WM FAN WORKBOOK

COPYRIGHT: Waste Management - 2021

This book contains a full year of monthly coloring pages and exercises to help you learn more about recycling and safety around collection trucks.

• Color the pages. • Do the monthly exercises. • Put what you learn into practice. • Leave your creations out for your WM driver to see or share them via social media with #WMFan.

Waste Management - 2021JANUARY

Properly placed carts help WM drivers to safely and effectively service carts.

Carts should also be at least 4 feet away from other objects (i.e., mailboxes, cars, trees).

Place trash and recycling carts with wheels touching the curb and separated by at least 4 feet.

1 2 3

Which set of carts has been placed properly at the curb?

LOVES TO RECYCLE!

CARDBOARD BOXES

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!Waste Management - 2021

PLASTIC BOTTLES

CLEAN PAPER

METAL CANS

FEBRUARY

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THINK GREEN

WORKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROWMARCH


PLANT A SEEDWATCH IT GROW

EARTH DAY: April 22

Green plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and generate the oxygen we breathe.

APRIL

Waste Management - 2021• Stay at least 15 feet away from trash and recycling trucks servicing your neighborhood.• Wave to your WM truck driver from the safety of your front yard or driveway.

Where do you safely stand to wave at your WM driver?SAFETY ZONE

MAY

Waste Management - 2021JUNE

When riding your bike, never follow a truck or cut in front of it.

Draw yourself safely riding your bike.

COALS Let coals cool in the grill for at least 48 hours.

WATERSoak coals with water to be sure they are completely safe to dispose.

TRASHBag cooled ashes and place them in the trash.

HELP PREVENT TRASH FIRES

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Draw how to correctly and safely dispose of barbeque coals.

JULY

1 2 3

Waste Management - 2021AUGUST

WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR EMPTY METAL CAN TO GO?

STORE

An aluminum can put in the trash will sit in a landfill

for at least 500 years.

Recycle a beverage can and it will be back in the store as a

new can in less than 60 days.


Can you find the way through the maze to get recyclables from home to the Recycling Center?

START

EXIT

• ONLY recycle clean metal cans, paper, cardboard and plastics that are shaped like bottles, jugs and tubs.• Materials you put in recycling carts at HOME are picked up by WM and taken to a Recycling Center for sorting and processing.

SEPTEMBER

RECYCLING CENTER


• Dispose of candy wrappers in the TRASH. • Do NOT recycle candy wrappers.

TRASH

Where do candy wrappers belong?

HAPPY HALLOWEENWhat costume will you wear this Halloween?

Go GREEN for Halloween. Create a costume reusing old clothing or wear a previously-used costume.

OCTOBER

Waste Management - 2021NOVEMBER

ONLY RECYCLEONLY RECYCLEPAPER CARDBOARD PLASTIC METAL CANS

• NEWSPAPER• JUNK MAIL• MAGAZINES• OFFICE PAPER• BAGS

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY: Nov. 15

• SHIPPING BOXES• PACKAGING BOXES• CEREAL BOXES• CRACKER BOXES• EGG CARTONS

• BOTTLES• JUGS• TUBS

• DRINK CANS• FOOD CANS

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Waste Management - 2021DECEMBER

Draw holiday items that are NOT accepted in recycling.

HAPPY HOLIDAYSHAPPY HOLIDAYSNAUGHTY NICE

Draw a gift wrapped with recyclable or reusable material.

HINT: Never recycle holiday trees (real or fake), ornaments, tinsel, holiday lights, power cords, shiny wrapping paper or cards, toys, plastic bubble wrap, or foam packaging materials in recycling carts or recycling dumpsters.

HINT: Always recycle clean cardboard shipping boxes, plain gift boxes, paper bags and tissue paper. Reduce waste by wrapping gifts with old newspaper or using a reuable basket or cookie tin instead of a box and wrapping paper.

COPYRIGHT: Waste Management - 2021

To learn more about how to RECYCLE RIGHT

and to access free recycling and sustainability educational resources visit

wm.com/RecycleRight


This book is printed on recycled paper made from materials like those put in recycling carts that WM processes at its recycling Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Color the pages. Do the monthly exercises. Put what you learn into practice. Leave your creations out for your WM driver to see or share them via social media with #WMFan.

REDUCE.REDUCE.REUSE. REUSE. RECYCLE.RECYCLE.

WORKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW

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WM FAN WORKBOOK