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Recycling and Rubbish in the East Riding

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National Curriculum Compliant at Key Stages 1-4


The following downloadable resources are designed for teachers to use with students in all key stages.

Please contact us using the details at the bottom of the page if you need help or advice on using the resources, or any aspects of recycling and rubbish.

Introduction - How To Use The Resources as a Teaching Tool

QCA outlines for specific units are provided so that the teacher can identify how the unit fits into the curriculum.

The 'teaching notes' information indicates which sections of units that make up the national curriculum can be supported by the following materials.

This will allow the teacher to modify the teaching context.

Each teaching notes section indicates which modules can be applied to that particular unit.

The material can be used as a foundation for work in:

  • Citizenship
  • Design & Technology
  • English
  • Enterprise/Entrepreneurship
  • Geography
  • ICT
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • MFL
  • Religious Education
Recycling Modules

The following resource is the complete PowerPoint presentation including an introduction, four modules and all the support information for teachers and pupils.

The file size of the presentation is 15MB, so to increase download speeds on networks with slower connections the resource has been offered as 4 individual modules to download below.

The presentation is also available as a printable PDF.


1. Presentation - Complete 4 Modules Version

2. Slide Show - Complete 4 Modules Version

3. PDF Printable - Complete 4 Modules Version

Module 1 - Don't drop litter. Why not?

This module deals with the problems caused by litter and facts about how long it takes litter to decompose.

It looks at how picking up litter makes a difference to our environment.

1. Presentation Version

2. Slide Show Version

3. PDF Printable Version

Module 2 - What a load of rubbish!

This module provides factual information about the amount of litter East Riding of Yorkshire Council recycled in 2002/3 and how much litter they need to recycle in 2004/5.

It gets the pupils thinking about how they can help East Riding of Yorkshire Council achieve their recycling target and provides factual information about landfill sites.

1. Presentation Version

2. Slide Show Version

3. PDF Printable Version

Module 3 - What's in your rubbish?

This module gets pupils thinking about how much waste an average family produces and the different types of material in their rubbish.

1. Presentation Version

2. Slide Show Version

3. PDF Printable Version

Module 4 - Produce less. Create more!

This module deals with what you can do to produce less waste by reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering.

It outlines the different materials than can be recycled and where they can be taken to be recycled.

It gets pupils to think about what they can do individually to help when it comes to recycling and provides examples of the type of products that can be recycled into something new.

1. Presentation Version

2. Slide Show Version

3. PDF Printable Version

Other Resources
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
Useful Websites

Target 45+ is Hull and East Riding's solution to sustainable waste management.

Click here to visit the Target 45+ website Click on the logo to visit the Target 45+ recycling website

Click here to visit the Media LibraryClick here to view images relevant to recycling.



For more any more information please contact:

Matthew Lewer, Principal Sustainable Environment Officer
Tel: (01482) 391719
E-mail: matthew.lewer@eastriding.gov.uk


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