Lesson 1Glass types and damage handling (tempered, annealed, colored, shattered glass)Check out different glass types, like container, tempered, an laminated glass, an how dem behave when dem break. Learners practice fi pick out colors, coatings, an damage, an use safe handling an containment fi shards.
Container glass vs flat and specialty glassTempered and laminated glass break patternsColor sorting: clear, green, amber, and othersCoated, mirrored, and ceramic-contaminated glassSafe cleanup and containment of shattered glassLesson 2Hazardous items: batteries, aerosols, chemicals, sharps — risks and labeling recognitionTell yuh how fi spot hazardous items inna waste streams, understand dem risks, an read labels an symbols. Cover safe handling, temporary storage, an escalation steps fi stop injury, fire, an environmental spill.
Common household hazardous items listBattery types, damage signs, and leak risksAerosol cans: pressure, puncture, and fire hazardsChemical product labels and hazard pictogramsSharps handling, containers, and incident responseLesson 3Paper and cardboard grades, contamination effects (waxed, greasy, coated, laminated)Deal wid main paper an cardboard grades, from office paper to corrugated boxes, an how coatings, food grease, an moisture mess up recyclability. Learners practice fi spot contamination an decide when fi divert loads from recycling.
Office paper, newsprint, and mixed paper gradesCorrugated cardboard structure and strengthWaxed and coated papers: recyclability limitsGreasy, wet, and food-soiled paper handlingSorting decisions for borderline paper itemsLesson 4Textiles and fibers: natural vs synthetic, recycling pathwaysIntroduce textile an fiber categories, tell natural, synthetic, an blended fabrics apart. Learners spot common garments an household textiles, know reuse an recycling options, an pick out contamination weh block recovery.
Natural fibers: cotton, wool, and celluloseSynthetic fibers: polyester, nylon, acrylicBlended fabrics and labeling challengesWearable reuse vs downcycling pathwaysMoisture, mold, and soiling as contaminantsLesson 5Composite and mixed materials: multi-layer packaging, black plastics, lined cupsLook at composite an mixed-material tings, like multilayer pouches, lined cups, an black plastics. Learners spot visible layers, coatings, an colorants, an decide when items haffi treat as residual instead a recyclable.
Multilayer pouches and foil-lined packagingPaper cups with plastic or wax liningsCartons and aseptic packaging recognitionBlack plastics and optical sorter limitationsDisassembly vs residual disposal decisionsLesson 6Metals identification: aluminum vs steel, magnetic testing, contamination issuesCover how fi tell aluminum from steel an other metals using look, weight, an magnets. Learners spot common packaging an scrap forms, know contamination sources, an understand why separation quality matter.
Common aluminum and steel packaging formsMagnet testing and simple field checksPainted, coated, and laminated metal itemsFood residues, labels, and mixed-material lidsImpact of metal contamination on furnacesLesson 7Organics and compostables: food waste behavior, contamination, and separationExplain how organic materials behave inna collection systems, including smell, pests, an moisture problem. Learners tell compostable from non-compostable items an use separation rules fi reduce contamination inna organics streams.
Food waste categories and moisture behaviorCertified compostable vs biodegradable claimsCompostable liners, utensils, and servicewareNon-compostable look-alikes to keep outOdor, pests, and leachate management basicsLesson 8Small mixed items and contaminants: fasteners, elastics, food residue impact on streamsFocus pon small mixed items weh easy contaminate recycling streams, like fasteners, elastics, an food residues. Learners practice fi spot dese items, understand dem impact, an use removal an containment steps.
Metal fasteners, clips, and small hardwareRubber bands, elastics, and string tanglersFood residues on packaging and containersLoose labels, stickers, and tape fragmentsScreen, conveyor, and bale contamination risksLesson 9Polymer chemistry and common plastic types (PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS) — visual cues and resin codesIntroduce basic polymer chemistry an main plastic families use inna packaging. Learners link resin codes, visual cues, an common products to correct streams, noting hazards like PVC an problematic black plastics.
Amorphous vs crystalline polymer behaviorPET and HDPE packaging uses and traitsPVC, LDPE, PP, and PS common applicationsReading and interpreting resin identification codesVisual and tactile cues for plastic sortingLesson 10E-waste components and hazards: batteries, capacitors, heavy metalsDetail typical e-waste parts, like circuit boards, batteries, an capacitors, an heavy metals dem may hold. Learners spot visual risk signs an follow safe removal, storage, an labeling fi e-waste.
Common e-waste categories and device examplesPrinted circuit boards and soldered componentsEmbedded batteries and swollen cell indicatorsCapacitors, stored energy, and fire risksHeavy metals, leaching, and exposure controls
