Recycle Week Activities

National Recycling Week, established by Planet Ark in 1996, is held every year during the second week of November (13th to 19th November 2023). This year, National Recycle Week explores 'What goes around comes around'. The message is about quality over quantity, it is not about recycling more, but recycling better.

At 2Simple, we have collected a range of activities on Purple Mash, that you can use in class to encourage everyone to recycle.

Writing Activities

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.

Other Activities

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!

However you celebrate Recycling Week, remember to share your work with us on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #RecycleWeek.