Chore guide
Sort the recycling
Put paper, plastic and glass in the right bins.
- 1 star
- Ages 5 to 12
- Weekly
- Tidy and home
From age 5, children can sort clean recycling into the right bins with a picture guide. By 9 they can manage the family recycling on their own.
Try this week with your kids
Noki suggests a first week of quests and rewards for your kids. You change what you like before you start.
Why it matters
Sorting teaches kids about materials and waste in a hands-on way, and it gives them a job that matters for the whole family.
Steps for kids
- Check the item is empty and clean.
- Flatten boxes.
- Put paper and cardboard in the paper bin.
- Put plastic and cans in their bin.
- Glass goes in the glass bin.
How to teach it by age
- Ages 5 to 6
Paper and cardboard only. Flatten boxes together.
- Ages 7 to 8
All materials, with a picture guide on the bins.
- Ages 9 to 10
They rinse containers and take the bins out.
- Ages 11 to 12
They own the family recycling, including collection day.
