Trash Talk

Any keen Lego builder or any parents out there will have felt this pain more times then they care to think of or want to talk about. The pain of standing on Lego. 

For our readers who have never experienced this, picture stepping on a plug, now picture stepping on a 100 mini plugs that find its way under your toes and every other bit of foot you didn't know existed...that is Lego. 

Seemingly harmless at full glance, but step on one and you will be carrying some physical bruises.

Join us on this journey, from nature-inspired play to the magic of recycling bins, hopefully helping you introduce sustainability and green practices into the very fabric of your early education setting. 

It's not just about teaching the ABCs; it's about fostering a love for the Earth and teaching your children eco-friendly habits from the very beginning.

So, grab your reusable water bottle, put on your favourite green thinking cap, and let's embark on a playful adventure where every leaf is a lesson and no leaf will be left upturned!

Welcome to the Waste Management Guide for Nurseries, where we're all about making waste management as easy as 1,2,3.

As you know, nurseries are where kids start their journey of learning and growing, and it's the perfect place to teach them about taking care of our planet. As teachers and carers, you're environmental superheroes, showing our little ones how to be Earth's best friends. 

In this guide, we've got some super easy and fun ideas to help you keep your nursery clean, green, and sustainable & discover how to turn waste management into a playful game. The place where reducing, reusing, and recycling can be child's play.

Before we start, we need to acknowledge that the life of a Busy Bins worker isn't like the old soft core shows of The Life of a Window Cleaner, or Milkman....our days are a LOT less boring & raunchy, unless you think waste is sexy of course! 

You will have been pottering around Manchester & definitely spotted our big green machines plodding along, picking up rubbish, emptying bins and keeping Manchester waste free...however, have you ever wondered what happens in the day in a life of a Busy Bins worker? 

Waste management is not just important for adults around the world, but, is crucial for children to learn. By being shown how necessary managing waste is for our planet, children can develop a true understanding of the impact that recycling and waste really has. 

So for today's lesson, we will be tossing out the textbooks & getting hands-on!

The hidden symbols of waste.

Signs are all around us, and we aren't talking about aliens, even though some of these symbols may be alien to us! 

When it comes to waste and recycling, you will always find recycling symbols on packaging, this is so that households & consumers understand which packaging can be recycled and it is easier to sort and manage the process of what materials gets recycled and to where. 

Even though these symbols are all around us, how many of us actually understand and know what they mean?