Oct. 10, 2023
This year National Recycle Week runs from 16th-22nd October. This year's theme is The Big Recycling Hunt, and focuses on items that can be recycled but are commonly missed. It's the 20th anniversary of Recycle Week, and the campaign aims to inspire children, families and communities to get involved. Recycle Now has an Action Pack that schools can sign up for here.
At 2Simple, we have collected a range of activities on Purple Mash, that you can use in class to encourage everyone to recycle.
We have several writing activities that you can use for Recycling Week. Use our Recycling Debate worksheet to prepare for a debate on how companies can make it easier for households to recycle waste, linking to this year's theme. You can also use our Litter Poster to explain why people should not be dropping litter, possibly thinking about how to make it easier for people to recycle when out and about. You can also write a Litter Report detailing why do people drop litter and what can be done to stop this.
We also have some paint projects that you can use. You can design your very own recycling symbol - could your students make it ultra-modern? Use our recycle box template to paint which items you can recycle (try to think about this year's theme and more commonly 'missed items') you could then display these in school as a reminder to students and staff! You can also become a refuse collector by using our MashCam.
All of these activities are included within a Purple Mash subscription. Not yet a subscriber? Don't worry, you can get a free trial!
