Old cloths and plastic bags can be made into something really desirable and processing plastic is really a relatively simple exercise in applying heat and pressure.
Make a frisbee from recycled plastic
waste
Recycle right
This resource was produced by the South Australian government to support teachers of English as a Second Language. It contains a variety of activities that might be suitable for selective use throughout the primary school years.
Weigh your waste
This activity is designed to be completed in class over a period of a week or a little more. It requires students to collect, weigh, record, and analyse the waste they produce during the week. It will help them to realise how much waste is generated and to recognise the differences between general waste, recycled products, and reusable materials. There are questions to help with their thinking about the issues.
Small materials recovery
Separating materials in a materials recovery facility requires a lot of work. Can you imagine how hard robots or machines have to work to do that job with tonnes and tonnes of waste material? This experiment will give you some idea.
