Sort with Buddy
General example. Ask a grown-up to check your own council’s rules.
1. Pick a thing
2. Where does it go?
All sorted. Well done, team!
One thing to try at home with a grown-up: find one jar or tub you could use again before it goes in the recycling.
No timer and no scores. Nothing you choose is saved. Grown-ups: real rules vary by council. Check an item for your area
For grown-ups: the answers, and how we know
- Drinks can: Recycling. Cans are metal. Rinsed and empty, they can be melted down and made into new metal. How we know: Recycle Now: what happens to recycling.
- Old newspaper: Recycling. Clean, dry paper goes for recycling into new paper. How we know: Recycle Now: paper recycling.
- Empty jam jar: Use again or mend. A clean jar makes a great pot for pencils or seeds. When you are done with it, it goes for recycling. How we know: Recycle Now: what happens to recycling.
- Potato peelings: Food caddy. Peelings nobody can eat go in the food caddy, not the rubbish. How we know: Recycle Now: food waste.
- Apple core: Food caddy. Cores are food scraps, so they belong in the food caddy. How we know: Recycle Now: food waste.
- Wobbly chair: Use again or mend. A wobbly chair can be mended. Stan says a little glue and a clamp give it a second life. How we know: Recycle Now: wood and furniture.
- Jumper that is too small: Use again or mend. Clothes that still fit someone can be passed on or given to a charity. How we know: Recycle Now: clothes.
- Broken mug: Rubbish. Mugs can’t go in the recycling collected from home, so a broken one goes in the rubbish. Ask a grown-up to wrap it so nobody gets cut. Some recycling centres take it with rubble. How we know: South London Waste Partnership: broken crockery.
These are general answers. Your council’s rules can differ, so check yours.
We don’t keep anything you pick. When you leave this page, it is gone.