Recycling
Bingo
Audience: Adults
Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
  1. Identify what can be recycled in their home and building community
  2. Identify what cannot be recycled in their home and building community
  3. Identify where special collections materials should be go, such as batteries, bio-medical, etc.
Time:
20 minutes prep time;
25 minute activity time
KeyTerms:
Special Collections
Materials:
1.Bingo cards for participants
2.Extra sheet for bingo caller
3.List of materials on bingo card, cut into small squares
4.What to Recycle Guide for each participant
5.Bottle caps or pop tabs for bingo markers
6.Bucket or bag for bingo caller
7.Recycle Today! Glossary
8.Recycle Today! Resident training PowerPoint (optional) / GettingReady:
1.Use the bingo card generator to create a custom set of bingo cards with the recycling and waste words provided. Bingo card generator:
2.Print one card for each player.
3.Print out an extra sheet for the Bingo Caller.
4.Cut out list of all bingo words into small squares for the Bingo Caller.
5.Gather bottle caps or pop tabs for space markings.
6.Be sure to have enough copies of the Single Stream Recycling Guide.
ActivityDirections:
1.IntroducerecyclingbyreviewingtheSingle Stream RecyclingGuideand resident trainingPowerPointslides,highlightingthemajoritemsthatare recycledinyourbuilding.
2.Discusswhatspecial collectionsare,andwhatresidentsareexpectedto dowith them.
3.Askresidentsiftheyhaveanyquestionsaboutwhatcanand cannotberecycledonsite.
4.Passoutbingocardsandbottletopsorsodatabs.
5.Putthematerialssquaresinahatorbasketandpullthemout tocall.
6.Readthedirectionontopof thebingocardandhaveplayers usebottlecapstomarkthesquarescalled.
7.Be sure to highlight that the first player to spell out BINGO gets to raise their handAND to win participants must read back their cardwith“recycle”,“reuse”,“trash”,or“special collection”.
AdultActivity3
Recycling
Bingo
Supporting Document for Activity Leader
Create recycling bingo cards by using the words provided below, and this card generator tool:
  1. Free space: recycling logo
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  1. Soda bottle (recyclable)

  1. Carpet (trash)
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  1. Jacket (reuse)

  1. Bicycle (reuse)
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  1. Cereal box (recyclable)

  1. Newspaper (recyclable)
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  1. Glass bottle (recyclable)

  1. Cardboard boxes (recyclable)
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  1. Napkins (trash)

  1. Metal can (recyclable)
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  1. Aluminum cans (recyclable)

  1. Magazine (recyclable)
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  1. Glass jars (recyclable)

  1. Backpacks (reuse)
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  1. Frisbees (recyclable)

  1. Plastic buckets (recyclable)
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  1. Play sets (reuse)

  1. Paper plates (trash)
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  1. Paper towels (trash)

  1. Plastic jars (recyclable)
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  1. Furniture (reuse)

  1. Pizza boxes (recyclable)
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  1. Plastic bags (special collections)

  1. Tires (special collections)
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  1. Apple cores (trash)

  1. Cell phone (special collections)
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  1. Light bulbs (special collections)

  1. CFLs (special collections)
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  1. Styrofoam (trash)

  1. "Clamshell" packaging used for food (recyclable)
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  1. Peanuts (foam packaging) (trash)

  1. Aluminum foil (recyclable)
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  1. Books (recyclable)

  1. Mattress (special collections)
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  1. Television (special collections)

  1. Egg cartons (recyclable)

AdultActivity3
Recycling
Bingo
Directions
Use bottle caps to mark the squares called. The first player to spell out BINGO will raise their hand and shout-out “BINGO” to stop the game. To win you must read back you card with “recycle”, “reuse”, “trash”, or “special collections” for each item.
Light Bulbs / Cell phone / Candy Bar Wrapper / Carpet / Styrofoam
Napkins / Bottles / Newspaper / Egg Carton / Tuna Fish Can
Medicine / Pizza box /
/ Car oil / Toilet paper
Food / Plastic bucket / Cereal box / Aluminum cans / Egg Cartons
Ceramic plate / Batteries / T-shirts / Milk Jug / Plastic Bag
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