Emoticons on Trash Bins Can Encourage Students to Recycle
Environmental education programs typically aim to increase people's pro-environmental behaviors in addition to building their knowledge. However, in cases where environmental issues are not visible in daily life, helping students connect their everyday actions directly to environmental outcomes poses a challenge for teachers. This disconnect means that pro-environmental habits can be difficult to teach. For instance, students may be somewhat apathetic about recycling, because they do not fully understand what happens to waste after they throw it in the trash can.