To learn about recycle and reuse of yard and food waste through composting, please tour the Mercer County Home Composting Demonstration Site and Gardens located at the Mercer County Equestrian Center, 431A Federal City Road in Pennington. The site features 21 different composting bins. Funded by a grant provided through the MCIA, the site was developed by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer and their Master Gardeners. For more information, please contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County at 989-6830.

If you have any questions regarding this information , please call 278-8100.

Educational Videos

Preschool – Grade 3

Grades K – 2

Grades K – 5

Grades K – 8

Grades 4 – 6

Grades 4 – 7

Grades 5 – 12

Grades 6 – 8

Grades 6 – 12

Grades 9 – 12

This video introduces children to the environ- ment and to the need to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and minimize pollution. (14 mins.)

Learn about pollution and what can be done to prevent pollution.

(15 mins.)

An entertaining way to introduce the three R‘s (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle) of the environment and to inspire recycling and reuse projects. The story is about Wayan who finds litter on his island.

(15 mins., activity guide)

Learn about the importance of our natural resources and how to conserve them. 

(16 mins.)

Do You Know Where Your Garbage Is?

Two animated characters explore composting, incinerating and landfillng and show how they can be part of a community's waste management plan. (12 ins.)

The Adventures of Camouflage Kid

Viewers will learn about pollution and its effects on the environment. Solutions are discussed.

(16 mins.)

This video tells the story behind Earth Day while showing students the importance of establishing a healthful environment. (12 min.s, teacher guide)

The environment ‘s representative magically appears through a computer and presents environment problems. Solutions to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and minimize pollution are discussed. (27 mins.)

Kate and Jenny explore the garbage crisis and possible solutions. Learn what consumers can do to reduce the amount of garbage they generate. (20 mins.)

Ed Begley demonstrates innovative tips that cost us nothing, but help us reduce waste through recycling and reuse.

(40 mins., teacher guide)

Ed Begley provides information on conserving

water. (15 minutes)

Field experiments and environmental projects for student participation are discussed. (30 mins.)

Bill Nye digs the dirt in landfills and exposes the

vast amounts of nonbiodegradable waste created by humans. 

(26 mins.)

Learn the causes of pollution and ways to prevent pollution.

(26 mins.)

The importance of recycling is stressed and how Marcal recycled magazines and junk mail into paper products. (8 mins.)

Grades 5 – 12

Hands-on student environmental education and

action programs. Students are involved in environmental audits, composting, monitoring water level and more. (40 mins., teacher guide)

Visit the "Museum of Modern Garbage," see the world’s largest landfill, and find out what happens to stuff picked up for recycling. (30 mins.,

teacher guide)

Gives practical suggestions for making an ecological difference (30 mins., teacher guide)

(produced by Waste Management of Pa.) It shows what happens to your garbage. (9 mins.)

(produced by the American Plastics Council)

Learn about the country’s mounting garbage problems and examine some of the solutions. Sources of the problem and ways to preserve our environment are discussed. (15 mins.)

This video talks about the science of home composting. Discusses the basic concepts – how to avoid odors and achieve rapid decomposition. (15 mins.)

Shows the separation and recycling processes for plastic, steel, aluminum, glass and paper and identifies end products. (20 mins.)

Grades 9 – 12

A video that conveys the anti-littering and recycling message. (20 mins.)

(produced by the Association of Environmental Authorities) This video shows local wastewater facilities and their processes. (10 mins.)

(produced by the MCIA)

Visit small businesses in Mercer County to see how they are recycling. (10 mins.)

(NJ Department of Transportation)

Explains the Adopt-A-Highway Program and its safety procedures. (8 mins.)

Shows invertebrates and microorganisms that live in and create compost. Focuses on classroom use of compost for scientific investigations. (20 mins., teacher guide).