I have always said it should start at home first (not going to happen any time soon) and then at elementary school and there is no reason why it shouldn't. Even if they taught 1/2 hour a week about the environment it would help!
Thrisha ( my daughter) tells me that West City do have lessons on this and each week they have to clean their own Classroom one day a week on this Particular Lesson Day, Which she says is Under Environmental Studies and always ends up with the Classroom Clean. now she tells us that the Teacher said to them, the more you keep the classroom Tidy daily, the Less you will have to do on Cleaning day, So there may be some Hope somewhere. it has worked to a Degree. She is 16 now and her Room is kept Pretty Tidy, Of course she has relapses but............................ Jack