%0 Journal Article %T The Garbage Project %A Ana Maria Solorio %J Early Childhood Research & Practice %D 2006 %I University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign %X This article describes a project on garbage undertaken by 5-year-old children in a bilingual school in Mexico City. This project shows how the children explored the problem of garbage generated in their school and in Mexico City, the impact garbage has on our environment, and garbage processing in Mexico City. The article documents the children's exploration of the topic, including their visits to a landfill and recycling plant. %K Early Childhood Education %K Project Approach %K Young Children %K Documentation %U http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v8n2/solorio.html