National Recycling Week 2026 Teaching Resources for Year 6
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Comprehension Worksheets - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Read to learn about the Great Pacific Garbage patch with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Rubbish Bin Sorting Activity
Learn about recycling, composting and sustainable practices for waste management with a fun sorting activity.
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Rubbish Bin Posters - Rubbish, Recycling and Compost
Posters outlining what can be put in the different types of bins.
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Ocean Pollution Art Activity
Inspire discussions about ocean pollution and environmental impact with an Earth Day art project.
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Recycling Poster Pack
Use our Recycling Poster pack to teach your students about sustainability and conservation.
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Student Lunch Box Audit - Reducing Waste Project
An investigation that will have students calculating the waste produced from their lunch boxes, creating a plan of action to reduce their waste and reflecting on their results.
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Recycling Soft Plastics Made Simple Poster
A poster that shows an effective way to identify soft plastics when recycling waste.
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The Recycling Process Poster
Show your students the process materials go through when they are recycled with printable recycling posters.
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What Can Be Recycled? Poster
A poster showing the products that can be recycled.
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Recycling Posters -Signs for Recycle Bins
Teach your students how to recycle in the classroom with signs for recycle bins.
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Earth Day - Acrostic Poem Template Pack
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month.