Recycling race

A relay in which teams put clean waste into the right bins.

Steps

1. Prepare five coloured boxes: yellow (plastic and metal), blue (paper), green (glass), brown (food waste), black (general waste).
2. Children learn the bin colours and what goes in each one.
3. Relay: teams run to fetch one piece of clean waste from a basket and put it in the right box.
4. When the race is over, check every box together and fix any mistakes.
5. Children draw a poster for the class recycling corner.

Tip: For safety, replace glass with a photo of a bottle or a plastic jar painted green. Adjust the bin colours to your local system.

Materials needed

• Children's recycling bins (1 set)