1. What are three big topics you can explore from this site?
Answer: The 10c scheme, how plastic is made, and recycling plastic.
Interactive game
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Sort the trash into the right bin
Try our touch-friendly sorting game and drag each item into the correct bin: recycling, organics, or waste.
Welcome, young recyclers
Big recycling ideas made easy to understand.
This site helps students learn what happens to cans and bottles after we recycle them. Click a topic below to see a large infographic and read extra information written in a simple, friendly way for years 3 and 4.
Choose a page
Follow the journey of recycling
Some pages show where materials come from. Others show how old containers are turned into brand-new things. Pick one and explore.
From Can to New Again
See how one drink can travel from your hand to the recycling bin and back into something useful.
How Do We Get Aluminum Cans?
Learn how metal is found, shaped into cans, filled with drinks, and recycled again.
How to Make Plastic From Scratch
Discover how science changes natural materials into tiny pellets that can become everyday objects.
How Recycled Plastic Becomes a Bottle
Watch recycled plastic get heated, stretched, and blown into a brand-new bottle shape.
How to Make Plastic From Scratch for Kids
This version explains the same big idea with bright, simple steps that are easy to follow.
Recycle Right, Do It Right
Learn which items belong in the recycling bin and which ones should stay out to avoid making a mess.
Where Does Plastic Come From?
Follow a simple four-step guide that shows how oil becomes pellets and then useful plastic objects.
Step by Step Plastic Creation
Walk through a five-part timeline that shows plastic being cleaned, made into pellets, packed, and used.
The Amazing Magic Loop of an Aluminium Can
Find out why cans can come back again and again when we recycle them the right way.
Turning Bottles Into New Things
See bottles get sorted, chopped, melted, and shaped into playground gear, clothes, and more.
Why Recycle Cans and Bottles for 10c Each
Explore how container refunds help the planet, reduce rubbish, and put a little money back in your pocket.
Recycle for Your School
See how returning 10c cans and bottles can help schools earn money for playground gear, sports equipment, and more.
Small Change, Big Impact
Find out how 10c containers can help schools raise money, protect the planet, and build great teamwork habits.
10c Recycle Rewards
Explore three big ways 10c recycling can help the planet, the school, and teamwork in the community.
3 Reasons Our School Should Collect Cans
See how collecting cans and bottles can help the Earth, raise money for school, and bring everyone together.
Recycle at School Now
See what can be recycled at school and why students can make a big difference by recycling every day.
Quick Quiz
2. What can students do on each topic page?
Answer: Look at a large infographic and read simple supporting information.
3. Why is recycling an important idea on this website?
Answer: It helps reuse materials, reduce waste, and care for the Earth.