Recycling Project for Kids – - Collecting Beverage Can Pop Tops

Recycling projects make great classroom projects for school children.  They teach children ways they can protect the environment by recycling many of the items we use in our daily lives and they learn how a group may make a difference by working together on a charitable cause.  Even better, the project can be fun.  Collecting Pop Tops for Dolphins is a great project for kids.

Each child can bring in an empty container from home.  Empty coffee cans, water containers, tennis ball containers,  boxes, bins, and almost any other type of containers are great for this project.  The ”Pop Tops for Dolphins” labels can be printed directly from our website.  Click here for a pdf of our collection can label.  The label can be pasted onto the containers, a hole made in the top big enough to “deposit” the pop tops, and they are ready to go!   The containers can be used at home, in school, or given to a relative or family friend to bring to their office or work. 

This is also a great project for schools to work together on as a school project.

If you would like to participate in MMC’s Pop Tops for Dolphins Program, you can click here and print our label for your Pop Tops for Dolphins Collection Container.  When the containers are full, the pop tops can be transferred to a bag until you have collected enough for a pick up or delivery.  You can contact MMC by e-mailing us at poptops@marinemammalconservancy.org,  or by calling us at (305)451-4774, to arrange for the delivery or pick-up of your poptops.   This recycling program also makes a great “green” project for schools, businesses, and other organizations to promote awareness of our environment and the importance of preserving it.