INTRODUCTION AND CREDITS

Here Today, Here Tomorrow - Recycled! is a curriculum supplement sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It was developed by DEP's Bureau of Recycling and Planning and the Constituent Services Office and made available for public access in 2005.

Teachers, youth leaders, naturalists, environmental educators, camp counselors and others who work with students in grades 1 - 6 can flexibly use this supplement. It was developed through a review, revision and field testing process utilizing earlier versions of the Here Today, Here Tomorrow curriculum series and other instructional resources that focus on waste disposal, recycling and other related solid waste topics.

Here Today, Here Tomorrow - Recycled! is available online and in a ready-to-print format. It is formatted in easy-to-read sections of information and user-friendly lessons that can be viewed individually then downloaded and printed. This document can be reproduced in sections or in its entirety for use and can be distributed freely as long as DEP staff are consulted regarding permission and the agency is cited with appropriate credits.

The following educators and volunteers deserve special recognition for their contributions to this supplement as teachers, reviewers and field testers:

Jacqueline Budenas             West Dover Elementary School                         Toms River
Patricia Eisemann                 Freehold Township Board of Education             Freehold
Dr. Darryl Fosbrook             MacAfee Road School                                     Somerset
Heather Palumbo                  James Fallon School                                         Wayne
Christina Pierce                    Woodbury Public Schools                                 Woodbury

Dr. JoAnn Looney                Education Consultant
                                              Authentic Assessment Specialist

Allison Gibson                      Summer Intern
                                              DEP Constituent Services Office

Feedback on or questions about this supplement are encouraged. Department staff would appreciate hearing about experiences and comments that result from use of this supplement with students and youth groups. Feedback will be saved and referred to when the supplement is next updated. Portions of the supplement's website, such as "Additional Resources" and resource links, are being updated online on a regular basis.