National Recycling Week - Introducing Australia's New Recycling Labels

This lesson is designed to introduce your students to the new recycling labelling system, the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) scheme using a flipped classroom.

In this lesson, students explore the role of packaging labelling in recycling. Students begin by looking at what is currently happening with recycling and how issues like contamination can reduce recycling rates. They are then introduced to the ARL and investigate food package labelling in their own homes.

This lesson is a flipped classroom, where students learn new content in their own time. This strategy provides the opportunity for students to build their knowledge, attitudes and values by themselves, thereby freeing up class time for hands-on work. This lesson can be used to develop prior knowledge in preparation for this lesson: Exploring Australia’s New Recycling Labels.