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Virtual Activities and Class Assignments

The following activities and resources are available for all teachers and families to promote student learning about reuse, recycling, and composting at home.

Pre-K 

Online Presentation

This seven-minute video teaches students why we care about nature and how recycling and composting can help protect all the things we love about our planet.


Sorting Printout Game

Use this activity to create your own mini Recology bins and help reinforce proper sorting.

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  • Better at the Bin Coloring Book

    San Francisco artist, Sirron Norris, teamed up with Recology to create a coloring book that’s fun for all ages. Each page can be downloaded separately and showcases Sirron’s charismatic characters reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting. 

    Start Coloring!


Read Out Loud

Recycling Day by Edward Miller, read by Alex Rinear
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, read by Yvette Madera
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals, read by Heather Rockwood
Curious George Trash into Treasure by R.H. Rey and adapted by Bethany V. Freitas, read by Michelle Sung

  • Elementary 

    Better at the Bin Coloring Book

    San Francisco artist Sirron Norris teamed up with Recology to create a coloring book that’s fun for all ages. Each page can be downloaded separately and showcases Sirron’s charismatic characters reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting. 

    Start Coloring!

    Hoping to practice your own drawing? Learn basic cartooning techniques in this free workshop video with Sirron Norris. Best for ages 9+

    Learn to Cartoon


  • Bingo

    Play this bingo game with the whole family to challenge yourselves to reduce and reuse. Snap a photo of your completed bingo sheet with your recycled artwork and tag @RecologyAir on Instagram or Facebook to be featured on our page!

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  • Sorting Printout Game

    Use this activity to create your own mini Recology bins and help practice proper sorting.

    English Spanish Chinese


Recology for Kids

Students can navigate this presentation independently or with their family to learn about circular versus linear systems, the importance of conserving natural resources, and how circular systems help protect our planet. Students will also learn what happens to the materials they place in the recycling, composting, and landfill bins, and better understand how their actions impact the world around us.

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Virtual Tour

In this interactive presentation, students will learn what happens to the material Recology collects from homes and businesses in San Francisco and why proper sorting is so important.

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Middle School​

Become A Change-Maker Activity

This activity walks students through what it would be like to lead a company or organization and how they could use that position to help people reduce their waste. They also have the opportunity to collaborate with other students in the class to form partnerships to make changes.

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  • Crossword Puzzle

    Challenge yourself to use your zero waste vocabulary to complete this crossword! Clues will help reinforce your knowledge of concepts such as reducing, reusing, and recycling. ​

    Start Puzzling!


Recology for Kids 

Students can watch this presentation independently or with their families to learn about circular versus linear systems and the importance of conserving natural resources. Students will also learn what happens to the materials they place in the recycling, composting, and landfill bins, and better understand how their actions impact the world around us.

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Transfer Station Virtual Tour

In this interactive presentation, students will learn what happens to the material Recology collects from homes and businesses in San Francisco and why proper sorting is so important.

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High School​

Transfer Station Virtual Tour

In this interactive tour of the Recology San Francisco Transfer Station and Recycling Center, students can explore the 47-acre site and learn about what makes Recology unique. Points of interest include the Artist-in-Residence Program and the three-acre sculpture garden.

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Recycle Central Virtual Tour

On this tour, you will learn about Recycle Central at Pier 96, one of the most technologically advanced sorting facilities in the country. You can follow the sorting processes for paper, plastic, metal, and glass and learn about the latest technologies including optical sorters and robots.

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Compost Virtual Tour

In this presentation, you will explore the entire compost cycle: from our homes, to Recology, to farms, and back to our kitchen table. Learn how compost is made, and how this circular system helps to maintain a healthy planet.

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Further Education​

100 Years of Recology: A Timeline

In 2020, Recology celebrated a Century of Innovation. Take a look at how early recycling first came to be, and the changes Recology made to get to where we are today.


Plastics in Our Oceans

Plastics are a part of our lives and have a place and purpose on our planet, but that place is not in our bodies or in our environment. Learn about the important research the 5 Gyres Institute has done on plastics in our oceans and how you can help fight plastic pollution.


Shopping for Sustainability

With so many options and confusing labels on packaging, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to try and purchase the most environmentally sustainable product. Use these tips to help make your next shopping trip a little easier.