| When looking for cool science fair projects, one | | | | of disposable diapers. |
| popular category is to show how science can help | | | | (2) Compare the savings to the environment if the use |
| solve the problems that we are facing globally today. | | | | of disposable diapers are reduced significantly (like only |
| There are several experiments that you can do to | | | | using them at night rather than all of the time. |
| suggest solutions that we as individuals can effect by | | | | (3) One area not traditionally addressed is the use of |
| making changes on a personal basis.o Experts are | | | | adult briefs by those who are disabled or in places |
| saying that the amount of food and items that can be | | | | such as nursing homes. Are there alternatives available |
| recycled going to landfills are at an all-time high. To | | | | for this segment of the population? If not, why not?o In |
| promote composting and recycling you can do the | | | | June of 2009, President Obama signed into law |
| following: | | | | legislation to promote the use of renewable energy |
| (1) Find a home that does not currently recycle or | | | | sources like the wind and sun by offering financial |
| compost and count the number of garbage bags that | | | | incentives to homeowners and businesses that install |
| are put out each week for pick up. | | | | individual generators and hook into a local power grid |
| (2) Learn about what items can be composted or | | | | to sell any overage in wattage that they produce. |
| recycled and educate the owner as to what food | | | | (1) Find out which generation is more effective in each |
| items and recyclables can be taken out of the | | | | part of the country based on the average wind or |
| garbage instead of going into the landfill. | | | | sunshine amounts received, |
| (3) Get the owner to agree to compost food items | | | | (2) Learn about what things are needed to have either |
| and recycle things rather than throwing them out. | | | | a wind or solar power generation system. Explain in |
| Provide a small garbage can to put the items to be | | | | detail what each system does to generate electrical |
| composted into and show them how to compost | | | | power. |
| properly. Wash and recycle those items that can be. | | | | (3) How can the use of these renewable energy |
| (4) After three weeks' time, count the number of | | | | sources prove to be a help to conserving the |
| garbage bags going out for garbage pickup. Quantify | | | | environment (for example, the vast majority of |
| the savings and multiply that by the number of | | | | electricity generated in the US comes through burning |
| households in your community to show how much can | | | | coal at commercial utility plants, rather than through |
| be saved on a yearly basis.o The use of disposable | | | | hydro sources as some may think)? |
| diapers is clogging modern landfills at an alarming rate. | | | | As you can see, there are a great number of cool |
| Experts are estimating that it will take hundreds, if not | | | | science fair projects that you can come up with. All |
| thousands, of years to decompose. | | | | you need is a little imagination, and you could have |
| (1) Research the alternatives that there are to the use | | | | yourself a real winner. |