Education and Outreach Materials

A public education campaign is often a key aspect of addressing household trash buring.  Many communities and organizations have already developed materials that can be used to share the message.  These materials include brochures, websites, print advertisements, radio spots, and TV public service announcements.

This section provides a selection of resources to distribute or adapt for your community including:

• U.S. EPA brochures
• The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District materials featuring “Bernie the Burn Barrel”
• Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association print ads
• New York State brochure
• Air Defenders program for students
• Environment Canada outreach flyer
• Indiana Department of Environmental Management's 8-page informational booklet on burning and waste management
• Example survey for conducting a needs assessment in your community- short form (mail-in) or long form (telephone)

We also provide some graphics that may be useful for creating educational materials.

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