How many items can you accurately sort into the correct bin?
Disposing of your rubbish correctly is fantastic for the environment, and if you're already recycling—great job! But are you sure you're doing it correctly?
Put your knowledge to the test with our Zero Waste game and see if you're truly making a difference!
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Garden waste - compostable
Bicycles
Paint Tins - empty metal and plastic
Coffee cup and lid - single use
Tin cans
Plastic packets - chip, muesli bar, nut, lolly, sweet, biscuit
Metal lids and caps from jars and bottles
Vape Devices
Plastic lids and caps
Fridge, Freezers
Liquid paperboard
Polystyrene
Vegetable peelings / scraps
Tissues and kitchen paper towels
Egg shells
Bundled newspaper
Margarine tub
Mobile phones
Non-polystyrene meat trays
Biodegradable bottles
Mirror
Aluminium foil trays
Plastic drinking straw
Bed linen, sheets, and duvet
Drinking glass
Grass clippings
Plastic bottles and containers grades 1, 2 and 5
Cookware - ceramic crockery, Pyrex, Arcoroc and glass
Lithium Batteries
Car Battery
Ground coffee and tea leaves
Aerosol cans
Banana skin
Pizza Box
Cans - steel, tin or aluminium
Window envelopes
Plastic biscuit, cracker, and cake trays
Household appliances
Alkaline batteries
Wrapping paper
Fabric and cloth
Furniture
Baking Paper
Fish bones and scraps
Clothes
Oil - cooking
Meat bones and scraps
Garden chemicals
Gas bottles or cylinder camp stoves
Broken glass bottles or jars
Dairy Products (eg. Cheese and Yoghurt)
Bread and rice
Garden waste - non compostable
Tea bags
Receipt paper
Cereal box
Nappy - disposable
Shredded paper
Jars
Reuseable plastic container
Mattress, pillows, and cushions
Clothes and shoes
Household bagged rubbish
Sushi containers
Plastic bottles and containers labeled 1, 2 and 5
Cardboard
Glass bottles
Paper cups - drink, coffee or compostable
Soft plastic bags
Indoor cut flowers
Plastic Toys
Pasta
You got 3 points -
The average person throws away about 2 kg of waste every day, but nearly 75% of that waste is recyclable!
By adopting simple zero-waste habits - like composting, using reusable containers, and shopping secondhand - you can significantly reduce your contribution to landfills and help conserve valuable resources. Small changes make a big impact!