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Recycling Posters - Printable Recycling Bin Labels

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    Updated:  26 Sep 2023

Teach your students how to recycle in the classroom with labelled recycling bins!

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  5 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 7

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teaching resource

Recycling Posters - Printable Recycling Bin Labels

  • Updated

    Updated:  26 Sep 2023

Teach your students how to recycle in the classroom with labelled recycling bins!

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  5 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  F - 7

Teach your students how to recycle in the classroom with labelled recycling bins!

Should You Teach Your Students How to Recycle in the Classroom?

As educators, we know that teaching our young students about the importance of caring for our planet is crucial. Recycling is one of the most effective ways to do so. By teaching our students about recycling, we can help them understand the value of reducing waste and protecting our environment.

Introducing the concept of recycling to young students can be fun and interactive. You can start by explaining the basics of recycling and showing them how to sort materials into different bins. To do that, you need to label your recycling containers!

Print Your Own Recycling Bin Labels

This printable pack of recycling bin labels includes educational posters encouraging your elementary students to recycle and reduce classroom waste.

Print and display these educational recycling labels above or on the corresponding bins. The posters included are Recycling, General Waste, Soft Plastics and Compost.

We’ve included labels for the following recyclables:

Combination 1:

  • Recycling – Green
  • General Waste – Blue
  • Soft Plastics – Red
  • Compost – Orange
  • Waste to Landfill – Purple

Combination 2:

  • Recycling – Yellow
  • General Waste – Red
  • Soft Plastics – Blue
  • Compost – Brown
  • Waste to Landfill – Purple

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