School holidayrecycling activity pack

Scavenger hunt inside!

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Recycling basics

Webinar

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Next level recycling

Are you an Eco Champ?- Scavenger hunt- Quizzes and games- Colouring activities- Plastic free challenge

Videos and resources

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Webinar

Wednesday 22nd Sep @ 10:30am

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Meeting ID: 852 7159 1925Passcode: Rya6dH

Here’s what you need to prepare

Toilet roll city

• Toilet rolls or paper towel rolls• Paint + brush• Scissors• Coloured paper and/or sticky notes• Glue• Textas

Mini Lid Banjos

• Ice cream sticks or craft sticks• Short, thin elastic bands or loom bands (4 per a banjo)• Washi tape• Duct tape• Sequins or coloured textas• Craft glue• Jar lids (plastic or metal)

Wednesday 29th Sep @ 2:00pm

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Meeting ID: 848 8429 2080Passcode: 3SZCL7

Recycling basics

Tins

Cardboard

Glass

Paper

Things to recycleevery time

Keep recycling clean, dry andunbagged to maximise recovery

Hard/rigid plastic

Things to leave outof your recycling bin

Contamination in your bincan ruin your recycling

TextilesRepurpose or donate

Broken glassBag in general waste bin

Leftover foodCompost or organics bin,

or general waste

Soft plasticRecycle at selected

supermarkets

LiquidsRemove all liquidsfrom containers

Next level recycling

Metal lids, cleancardboard, empty drink

bottles and tin cans

Organics Clean soft plastics General waste

SEPARATEeach material before disposal

USEthe right bin

Recycling

Kitchen scraps and expired food

Wrapping/packaging and plastic bags

Available at selected supermarkets

FOGO - Food and Garden Organics where available,

or compost

Coffee cups andplastic cutlery

Are you an Eco Champ?

Not everything can go in our yellow-lid recycling bin so its important to know what can and cannot. How do you know if something is recyclable? Thesesymbols help tell us if it is recyclable in our yellowrecycling at home. Read their description so youwill know which bin to put your waste in!

Find the below items in your cupboard, check the label and tick which items can be recycled. Not everyitem has the label though!

Box LidWrap

Returnto store

Ketchup

Peanut butter jar

Cereal

Milk

Cheese

Bread

Egg carton

Biscuit wrapper

Chips

Shampoo

Pasta sauce jar

Yogurt

Find these items in your cupboard

Total score:

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This isrecyclableat home

Followinstructionsto recycle

This goes inthe rubbish

bin

Don’t forget to put the items back in their place!

Scavenger huntGame #1

Scavenger hunt

Check the items in your recycling bin

Count the number of recycling symbols(The more recycling symbols the better!)

Box LidWrap

Returnto store

This isrecyclableat home

Followinstructionsto recycle

This goes inthe rubbish

bin

Box Wrap

Returnto store

Lid

Scavenger huntGame #2

Not everything can go in our yellow-lid recyclingbin so its important to know what can andcannot. How do you know if something isrecyclable? These symbols help tell us if it isrecyclable in our yellow recycling at home.Read their description so you will know whichbin to put your waste in!

Not all items have the label though!

Which items belong in general waste?

Aluminiumcan

Used papernapkin

Foodcling wrap

Plastic bag

Receipt paper

Baggedrecyclables

Plasticfood cutlery

Emptynoodle cup

Emptywater bottle

Broken glass

When in doubt, leave it out. Don’t risk contaminating your recycling bin.

Emptytissue box

Greasypizza box

Test your knowledgeHelp these eco-champs break it down for better recycling

Robbie’s favourite dip comes in plastic

containers with a foil cover inside.

How should he dispose of it correctly?

Plastic lid

Remove and dispose in general waste

Remove and recycle

Leave on and recycle

Container

Dispose in general waste

Rinse and recycle

Foil

Rinse, collect with other foiland recycle

Dispose in general waste

Recycle with container

Rachel has an expired jar of pasta

sauce. How should Rachel dispose

of it?

Remaining pasta sauce

Leave in jar and recycle

Compost or organics bin

Glass jar

Rinse and place in recycling bin

Dispose in general waste

Lid

Keep lid on and recycle

Separate lid and recycle

Dispose in general waste

Label

Remove and compost

Remove and dispose in general waste

Leave on jar and recycle

Container

Dispose in general waste

Rinse and recycle

Compost or organics bin

Foil cover

Rinse, collect with other foiland recycle

Dispose in general waste

Shred and recycle

How should Jacob break down his

yoghurt tub for disposal?How should Shane dispose of a pizza

box properly?

Greasy cardboard

Rinse and recycle

Compost or organics bin

Clean cardboard

Rinse and recycle

Remove crumbs and recycle

Dispose in general waste

Find the right binLead the items to the right bin

Plastic bottle

Clean soft plasticsRecycling

Aluminium can Plastic pack

Commingled bin Clean soft plastic(available in

selected supermarkets)

Rags

Textiles

Nappies

Plastic bag

Food

Paint

Green waste

Liquids

Batteries

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O D J A O W I A F K E L E

Find the contaminantsFind the contaminants in the recycling bin

Answers

Remaining pasta sauce Compost or organics bin

Glass jarRinse and place in recycling bin

Lid Separate lid and recycle

Label Leave on jar and recycle

Rachel has an expired jar of pasta sauce.How should Rachel dispose of it?

Test your knowledge

Robbie’s favourite dip comes in plastic containers with a foil cover inside. How should he disposeof it correctly?

Plastic lidRemove and recycle

ContainerRinse and recycle

Foil Rinse, collect with other foil and recycle

How should Jacob break down his yoghurt tubfor disposal?

ContainerRinse and recycle

Foil coverRinse, collect with other foil and recycle

How should Shane dispose of a pizza box properly?

Greasy cardboardCompost or organics bin

Clean cardboardRemove crumbs and recycle

Plastic bottle

Find the right bin

Clean soft plasticsRecycling Available at selected supermarkets

Find the contaminants

Aluminium can Plastic pack

(Scrunch it up with other foil into a ping pong sized ball)

(Scrunch it up with other foil into a ping pong sized ball)

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Did you know?

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