5 Ways to Teach Kids How to recycle

MAKE RECYCLING BINS AT HOME

Keep bins in different colours for different wastes. You can even paint them with your kids.

MAKE A ‘DIY’ toy

Try to repurpose items before recycling them. A milk can or a yoghurt container can be turned into fun ball poppers or birdseed feeders.

DONATE toys And clothes

Instead of throwing away toys that your kids are done playing with, help them choose some to be donated and reused by other children.

Take Them with you on A trip to A recycling centre

Show them how some recycling machines work, such as Bee’ah’s reverse vending machines (RVM), which the community can use to recycle their used plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Each time a recyclable is deposited, the RVM issues a receipt with a unique barcode, which the user scans through the Bee’ah mobile application, qualifying them for the Bee’ah Rewards monthly draw.

Share fun facts About plastic recycling

Engage children by telling them some fun facts about recycling plastics. For example, one plastic bottle recycled can save as much energy as it takes to light a 60-watt bulb for six hours. Or, old plastic bottles can be turned into new products such as car parts, carpeting and clothes.